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单词 groundmass
释义

groundmass

[ ground-mas ]
/ ˈgraʊndˌmæs /

noun

the crystalline, granular, or glassy base or matrix of a porphyritic or other igneous rock, in which the more prominent crystals are embedded.

Origin of groundmass

First recorded in 1875–80; ground1 + mass

Words nearby groundmass

ground layer, groundless, groundling, ground log, ground loop, groundmass, ground meristem, groundnut, groundnut oil, ground observer, groundout
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Example sentences from the Web for groundmass

  • Pyroxene, quartz and augite form the groundmass, as seen in section.

    The Long Labrador Trail|Dillon Wallace
  • These lavas have groundmass textures that vary from almost holo-crystalline to glassy.

    Mount Rainier|Various
  • In a basal flow in Moraine Park, the slaggy and compact phases show differences in phenocrysts as well as in groundmass.

    Mount Rainier|Various

British Dictionary definitions for groundmass

groundmass
/ (ˈɡraʊndˌmæs) /

noun

the matrix of igneous rocks, such as porphyry, in which larger crystals (phenocrysts) are embedded
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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