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单词 basalt
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ba•salt /bəˈsɔlt, ˈbæsɔlt, ˈbeɪsɔlt/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Rocksthe dark, dense rock produced from lava.
ba•sal•tic, ba•sal•tine /bəˈsɔltɪn, -taɪn/USA pronunciation  adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ba•salt  (bə sôlt, basôlt, bāsôlt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Rocksthe dark, dense igneous rock of a lava flow or minor intrusion, composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene and often displaying a columnar structure.
  • Egyptian bh̬n(w) graywacke) + -ītēs -ite1
  • Greek basaní̄tēs (líthos) touchstone, equivalent. to básan(os) touchstone (ultimately
  • Latin basaltēs, a misreading, in mss. of Pliny, of basanītēs
  • 1595–1605;
ba•saltic, ba•sal•tine  (bə sôltin, -tīn),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
basalt /ˈbæsɔːlt/ n
  1. a fine-grained dark basic igneous rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, a pyroxene, and olivine: the most common volcanic rock and usually extrusive
  2. a form of black unglazed pottery resembling basalt
Etymology: 18th Century: from Late Latin basaltēs, variant of basanītēs, from Greek basanitēs touchstone, from basanos, of Egyptian origin

baˈsaltic adj
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