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’.

单词	steatite
释义	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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