ophite

[ of-ahyt, oh-fahyt ]

/ ˈɒf aɪt, ˈoʊ faɪt /

noun Petrology.

a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.

Origin of ophite

1350–1400; Middle English ophites<Latin ophītēs serpentine stone <Greek ophī́tēs (líthos) serpentine (stone), equivalent to óph(is) serpent + -ī́tēs-ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM ophite

o·phit·ic

[oh-fit-ik], /oʊˈfɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby ophite

ophiolite, ophiolite suite, ophiology, ophiophagous, Ophir, ophite, ophitic, Ophiuchus, ophiuroid, ophritis, ophryon

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Example sentences from the Web for ophite

As these were Ophite temples, a story has been added about this person having been stung by a serpent.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant
The temple was an Ophite Petra: which terms induced people to believe, that there were in these temples serpents petrified.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant
By this is meant the Ophite race, who came from Egypt, and from Syria, and got footing in this island.
Ophiolatreia|Anonymous
As a consecrating symbol, the ophite hierogram was inscribed upon the massive portals of the Egyptian temples.
Curiosities of Superstition|W. H. Davenport Adams

The former represents the ophite hierogram with one serpent, the latter is double; in both cases the circle has no wings.
Curiosities of Superstition|W. H. Davenport Adams

British Dictionary definitions for ophite

ophite

/ (ˈəʊfaɪt) /

noun

any of several greenish mottled rocks with ophitic texture, such as dolerite and diabase

Word Origin for ophite

C17: from Latin ophītēs, from Greek, from ophis snake: because the mottled appearance resembles the markings of a snake

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单词	ophite
释义	ophite [ of-ahyt, oh-fahyt ] / ˈɒf aɪt, ˈoʊ faɪt / noun Petrology. a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene. Origin of ophite 1350–1400; Middle English ophites<Latin ophītēs serpentine stone <Greek ophī́tēs (líthos) serpentine (stone), equivalent to óph(is) serpent + -ī́tēs-ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM ophite o·phit·ic [oh-fit-ik], /oʊˈfɪt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby ophite ophiolite, ophiolite suite, ophiology, ophiophagous, Ophir, ophite, ophitic, Ophiuchus, ophiuroid, ophritis, ophryon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ophite As these were Ophite temples, a story has been added about this person having been stung by a serpent. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)\|Jacob Bryant The temple was an Ophite Petra: which terms induced people to believe, that there were in these temples serpents petrified. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)\|Jacob Bryant By this is meant the Ophite race, who came from Egypt, and from Syria, and got footing in this island. Ophiolatreia\|Anonymous As a consecrating symbol, the ophite hierogram was inscribed upon the massive portals of the Egyptian temples. Curiosities of Superstition\|W. H. Davenport Adams The former represents the ophite hierogram with one serpent, the latter is double; in both cases the circle has no wings. Curiosities of Superstition\|W. H. Davenport Adams British Dictionary definitions for ophite ophite / (ˈəʊfaɪt) / noun any of several greenish mottled rocks with ophitic texture, such as dolerite and diabase Word Origin for ophite C17: from Latin ophītēs, from Greek, from ophis snake: because the mottled appearance resembles the markings of a snake 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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