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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gran•ite /ˈgrænɪt/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Rocksa coarse-grained stone, used chiefly in roads and in building.
gra•nit•ic /grəˈnɪtɪk/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gran•ite (gran′it),USA pronunciation n. - Rocksa coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- anything compared to this rock in great hardness, firmness, or durability.
- Italian granito grainy. See grain, -ite1
- 1640–50;
- Foodice (def. 4).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: granite /ˈɡrænɪt/ n - a light-coloured coarse-grained acid plutonic igneous rock consisting of quartz, feldspars, and such ferromagnesian minerals as biotite or hornblende: widely used for building
- great hardness, endurance, or resolution
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian granito grained, from granire to grain, from grano grain, from Latin grānumgranitic /ɡrəˈnɪtɪk/, ˈgranitˌoid adj |