单词 | igneous |
释义 | igneous[ ig-nee-uhs ] / ˈɪg ni əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR igneous ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveGeology. produced under conditions involving intense heat, as rocks of volcanic origin or rocks crystallized from molten magma. of, relating to, or characteristic of fire. Origin of igneousFirst recorded in 1655–65; from Latin igneus “fiery, on fire, burning,” equivalent to igni(s) “fire” + -eus -eous. Ignis is the Latin form of the Proto-Indo-European egni-s, ogni-s, one of the Proto-Indo-European words for “fire,” and it is closely related to Slavic (Polish ) ogień (inflectional stem ogni- ) and to Sanskrit agni- Agni; see fire OTHER WORDS FROM igneousnon·ig·ne·ous, adjectiveWords nearby igneousIgnatiev, Ignatius, Ignatius Loyola, Ignatius of Loyola, Ignatius of Loyola, Saint, igneous, igneous rock, ignescent, ignimbrite, ignipuncture, ignis fatuus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for igneousBritish Dictionary definitions for igneousigneous / (ˈɪɡnɪəs) / adjective(of rocks) derived by solidification of magma or molten lava emplaced on or below the earth's surfaceCompare sedimentary, metamorphic (def. 2) of or relating to fire Word Origin for igneousC17: from Latin igneus fiery, from ignis fire 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 Scientific definitions for igneousigneous [ ĭg′nē-əs ] Relating to rocks or minerals formed by the cooling and hardening of magma or molten lava. Basalt and granite are examples of igneous rocks. Relating to the processes, such as volcanism, by which such rocks and minerals form. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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