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单词 steatite
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Definition of steatite in English:

steatite

noun ˈstɪətʌɪtˈstiəˌtaɪt
mass noun
  • The mineral talc occurring in consolidated form, especially as soapstone.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In Scandinavia many bowls and cooking vessels have been found carved from soapstone, or steatite, a mineral that is very heat tolerant.
    • Potters at Bristol used steatite or soapstone - the ingredient that gives Worcester porcelain durability and enables it to hold hot liquids without cracking.
    • Research is continuing, but it poses the question, do we have here a unique glazed stone item, reminiscent of the glazed steatite of 5th millennium Mesopotamia?
    • Miniature mosaic icons, images in metal, ivory, and steatite, at different scales and levels of skill all survive.
    • In addition to the mosaic icons, this gallery held a small number of works of steatite and precious stone that were used for private devotions or for personal adornment.

Derivatives

  • steatitic

  • adjectivestɪəˈtɪtɪkˌstiəˈtɪdɪk
    • A high polish being given this plate by means of a steatitic calcareous stone, the fine surface is then iodized by being placed over a vessel containing iodine, until the whole assumes a tint of pale yellow.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The raw material source is a steatitic talc, also called soapstone, which originates from the thermal metamorphism of siliceous dolomitic rocks.
      • It includes vast deposits of coal, limestone, slabs, oil and natural gas, manganese, asbestos, iron ore, gold, diamonds, graphite, tungsten, steatitic, feldspar, and silica.
      • Three recipe types are recognised namely, hard-paste Si-Al-Ca, phosphatic, and high-magnesium (steatitic) bodies.
      • These sequences are immediately unerlain by steatitic ultramafics.

Origin

Mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek steatītēs, from stear, steat- 'tallow'.

 
 

Definition of steatite in US English:

steatite

nounˈstiəˌtaɪtˈstēəˌtīt
  • The mineral talc occurring in consolidated form, especially as soapstone.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In addition to the mosaic icons, this gallery held a small number of works of steatite and precious stone that were used for private devotions or for personal adornment.
    • In Scandinavia many bowls and cooking vessels have been found carved from soapstone, or steatite, a mineral that is very heat tolerant.
    • Miniature mosaic icons, images in metal, ivory, and steatite, at different scales and levels of skill all survive.
    • Potters at Bristol used steatite or soapstone - the ingredient that gives Worcester porcelain durability and enables it to hold hot liquids without cracking.
    • Research is continuing, but it poses the question, do we have here a unique glazed stone item, reminiscent of the glazed steatite of 5th millennium Mesopotamia?

Origin

Mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek steatītēs, from stear, steat- ‘tallow’.

 
 
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