bronzite

[ bron-zahyt ]

/ ˈbrɒn zaɪt /

noun

a greenish-brown or black mineral with a bronzelike luster, an orthorhombic pyroxene, (Mg,Fe)2(Si2O6), intermediate in composition between enstatite and hypersthene.

Origin of bronzite

1810–20; bronze + -ite¹; so called from its sheen

Words nearby bronzite

bronzer, Bronze Star, bronze whaler, bronzing, Bronzino, bronzite, brooch, brood, brood bitch, brood bud, brooder

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Example sentences from the Web for bronzite

Hypersthene (or bronzite) is characteristic of another group.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3|Various
Like bronzite, it is sometimes cut and polished for ornamental purposes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various
In colour bastite is brown or green with the same metallic sheen as bronzite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Other minerals which have been found in eclogites are bronzite, olivine and glaucophane.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various

In this connexion mention may be made of an altered form of enstatite or bronzite known as bastite or schiller-spar.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bronzite

bronzite

/ (ˈbrɒnzaɪt) /

noun

a type of orthopyroxene often having a metallic or pearly sheen

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单词	bronzite
释义	bronzite [ bron-zahyt ] / ˈbrɒn zaɪt / noun a greenish-brown or black mineral with a bronzelike luster, an orthorhombic pyroxene, (Mg,Fe)2(Si2O6), intermediate in composition between enstatite and hypersthene. Origin of bronzite 1810–20; bronze + -ite¹; so called from its sheen Words nearby bronzite bronzer, Bronze Star, bronze whaler, bronzing, Bronzino, bronzite, brooch, brood, brood bitch, brood bud, brooder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bronzite Hypersthene (or bronzite) is characteristic of another group. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3\|Various Like bronzite, it is sometimes cut and polished for ornamental purposes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2\|Various In colour bastite is brown or green with the same metallic sheen as bronzite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various Other minerals which have been found in eclogites are bronzite, olivine and glaucophane. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10\|Various In this connexion mention may be made of an altered form of enstatite or bronzite known as bastite or schiller-spar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for bronzite bronzite / (ˈbrɒnzaɪt) / noun a type of orthopyroxene often having a metallic or pearly sheen 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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