amphibolite

[ am-fib-uh-lahyt ]

/ æmˈfɪb əˌlaɪt /

noun Petrography.

a metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole and plagioclase.

Origin of amphibolite

First recorded in 1825–35; amphibole + -ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM amphibolite

am·phib·o·lit·ic

[am-fib-uh-lit-ik], /æmˌfɪb əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby amphibolite

amphiblastic, amphiblastula, amphibole, amphibolic, amphibolic fistula, amphibolite, amphibology, amphibolous, amphiboly, amphibrach, amphicarpous

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Example sentences from the Web for amphibolite

The term is to some extent synonymous with “amphibolite” and “hornblende-schist.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various
The specimen was taken from a pegmatite dike at its contact with an amphibolite.
The Long Labrador Trail|Dillon Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for amphibolite

amphibolite

/ (æmˈfɪbəˌlaɪt) /

noun

a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase

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Scientific definitions for amphibolite

amphibolite

[ ăm-fĭb′ə-līt′ ]

A metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase and having little or no quartz.

单词	amphibolite
释义	amphibolite [ am-fib-uh-lahyt ] / æmˈfɪb əˌlaɪt / noun Petrography. a metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole and plagioclase. Origin of amphibolite First recorded in 1825–35; amphibole + -ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM amphibolite am·phib·o·lit·ic [am-fib-uh-lit-ik], /æmˌfɪb əˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby amphibolite amphiblastic, amphiblastula, amphibole, amphibolic, amphibolic fistula, amphibolite, amphibology, amphibolous, amphiboly, amphibrach, amphicarpous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for amphibolite The term is to some extent synonymous with “amphibolite” and “hornblende-schist.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6\|Various The specimen was taken from a pegmatite dike at its contact with an amphibolite. The Long Labrador Trail\|Dillon Wallace British Dictionary definitions for amphibolite amphibolite / (æmˈfɪbəˌlaɪt) / noun a metamorphic rock consisting mainly of amphibole and plagioclase 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 amphibolite amphibolite [ ăm-fĭb′ə-līt′ ] A metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and plagioclase and having little or no quartz. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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