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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APHANITE

From Greek aphanēs invisible.
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PRONUNCIATION OF APHANITE

aphanite  [ˈæfəˌnaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APHANITE

noun
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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aphanite is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APHANITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

aphanite

Aphanite

Aphanite, or aphanitic as an adjective, is a name given to certain igneous rocks which are so fine-grained that their component mineral crystals are not detectable by the unaided eye. This geological texture results from rapid cooling in volcanic or hypabyssal environments. As a rule, the texture of these rocks is not quite the same as that of volcanic glass, with volcanic glass being even finer grained than aphanitic rocks, and having a glass-like appearance. Aphanites are commonly porphyritic, having large crystals embedded in the fine groundmass or matrix. The large inclusions are called phenocrysts. They consist essentially of very fine-grained minerals, such as plagioclase feldspar, with hornblende or augite, and may contain also biotite, quartz, and orthoclase.

Definition of aphanite in the English dictionary

The definition of aphanite in the dictionary is any fine-grained rock, such as a basalt, containing minerals that cannot be distinguished with the naked eye.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APHANITE


aconite
ˈækəˌnaɪt
amazonite
ˈæməzəˌnaɪt
amblygonite
æmˈblɪɡəˌnaɪt
austenite
ˈɔːstəˌnaɪt
bentonite
ˈbɛntəˌnaɪt
Gilsonite
ˈɡɪlsəˌnaɪt
hessonite
ˈhɛsəˌnaɪt
kryptonite
ˈkrɪptəˌnaɪt
limonite
ˈlaɪməˌnaɪt
Masonite
ˈmeɪsəˌnaɪt
Mennonite
ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt
morganite
ˈmɔːɡəˌnaɪt
stephanite
ˈstɛfəˌnaɪt
suburbanite
səˈbɜːbəˌnaɪt
taconite
ˈtækəˌnaɪt
tanzanite
ˈtænzəˌnaɪt
titanite
ˈtaɪtəˌnaɪt
vulcanite
ˈvʌlkəˌnaɪt
wollastonite
ˈwʊləstəˌnaɪt
wulfenite
ˈwʊlfəˌnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APHANITE

aphaeresis
aphaeretic
aphagia
aphakia
aphanipterous
aphanitic
aphasia
aphasiac
aphasic
aphelandra
aphelia
aphelian
aphelion
apheliotropic
apheliotropism
apheresis
apheretic
aphesis
aphetic
aphetically

WORDS THAT END LIKE APHANITE

allanite
basanite
Canaanite
colemanite
cyanite
granite
infinite
kyanite
luxulianite
manganite
melanite
Michiganite
Midianite
sillimanite
strontianite
sylvanite
torbanite
uranite
urbanite
vesuvianite
vivianite

Synonyms and antonyms of aphanite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

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TRANSLATION OF APHANITE

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aphanite
1,325 millions of speakers

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aphanite
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aphanite
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aphanite
380 millions of speakers
ar

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aphanite
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aphanite
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aphanite
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aphanite
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aphanite
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Aphanite
190 millions of speakers

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aphanite
180 millions of speakers

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aphanite
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aphanite
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Aphanite
85 millions of speakers
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aphanite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

aphanite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपानिट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

afanitik doku
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aphanite
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aphanite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

aphanite
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aphanite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

aphanite
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

aphanite
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

aphanite
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

aphanite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aphanite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APHANITE»

The term «aphanite» is used very little and occupies the 191.835 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APHANITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aphanite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APHANITE»

Discover the use of aphanite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aphanite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lithology: Or, Classification of Rocks, with Their English, ...
Aphanite (Trap in part, Melaphyre in part). A compact Greenstone of various Aphanit. composition. Aphanite. Haüy. Varieties in Texture. (a) Common compact Aphanite. Aphanite lithoide. (b) Porphyritic Aphanite. Aphanite porphyrdide. (c) Slaty ...
Philip Henry Lawrence, Bernhard von Cotta, 1865
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Rocks Classified and Described: A Treatise on Lithology
Aphanite (Trap in part, Melaphyre in part). A compact Greenstone of various Aphanit. composition. Aphanite. Hawy, Varieties in Texture. (a) Common compact Aphanite. Aphanite lithdide. (b) Porphyritic Aphanite. Aphanite porphyroide.
Bernhard von Cotta, Philip Henry Lawrence, 1865
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Aphanite
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Waylon Christian Terryn, 2011
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
(2) The bulk of 73215 is gray to black aphanite that occurs not only as "matrix" but as clasts within aphanite matrix and within zones of granulated clastic material. The aphanite, considered equivalent to the gray and black competent breccias of  ...
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
It is a dull-gray, finely banded aphyric aphanite. The banding is in general plane- parallel but wavy in detail and is clearly fluidal. Fracture surfaces nearly parallel to the banding exhibit a slight satiny sheen. The rock is nearly massive, but a few  ...
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Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
67 * More earthy aphanite, spilitic, with fragments of organic remains, and calc- spar, from the eastern side of the Flats opposite Parell. Forms a good stone for building, and is easily hewn. 68 * Blue spilite, (aphanite and calc-spar,) calc-spar,  ...
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Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
67 * More earthy aphanite, spilitic, with fragments of organic remains, and calc- spar, from the eastern side of the Flats opposite Parell. Forms a good stone for building, and is easily hewn. 68 * Blue spilite, (aphanite and calc-spar,) calc-spar,  ...
Asiatic Society of Bombay, 1853
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Summary of the geology of India, between the Ganges, the ...
64 * Brown aphanite, the so-called white trap, from Dharavee. 65 * Ditto amygdaloid, from ditto ; cells filled with fine white clay-earth, (decomposed green- earth or laumonite,) (p. 193). 66 • The same decomposing into a mottled red and white ...
H. J. Carter, 1854
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A Description of the Shetland Islands: Comprising an Account ...
The rock, then, to be now described, consists of four ingredients, viz. felspar, quartz, hornblende, and aphanite or homogeneous greenstone. In the Island of Meikle Roe, in the rocks of Busta, Eagleshaw, Islcburgh, Longhead, Magnussetter ...
Samuel Hibbert, 1822
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Geological Survey Research 1979: A Summary of Recent ...
petrologic data demonstrates that all these different types of aphanite formed as fragment-laden melts during a single very large impact, by a process of mechanical mixing of superheated impact melt and relatively cold fragments of granulated ...
‎1979

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