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Word: Basalt
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (in the Latin form): from Latin basaltes (variant of basanites), from Greek basanitēs, from basanos ‘touchstone’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbasɔːlt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbaslt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a dark fine-grained volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure, typically composed largely of plagioclase with pyroxene and olivine.
Short Definition:dark fine-grained volcanic rock that sometimes displays columnar structure
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