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Meaning of "augite" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AUGITE

From Latin augītēs, from Greek, from augē brightness.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF AUGITE

ˈɔːɡaɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUGITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Augite 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 AUGITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Augite

Augite is a common rock-forming single chain inosilicate mineral with formula 2O6. The crystals are monoclinic and prismatic. Augite has two prominent cleavages, meeting at angles near 90 degrees.

Definition of augite in the English dictionary

The definition of augite in the dictionary is a black or greenish-black mineral of the pyroxene group, found in igneous rocks. Composition: calcium magnesium iron aluminium silicate. General formula: 2O6. Crystal structure: monoclinic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AUGITE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUGITE

augend · auger · Auger effect · aught · augitic · augment · augmentable · augmentation · augmentative · augmentatively · augmented · augmented cognition · augmented reality · augmented transition network · augmenter · augmentor · Augsburg · augur · augural · auguries

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUGITE

Areopagite · black and white · black-and-white · dialogite · Dionysius the Areopagite · eclogite · elite · favourite · in black and white · in the white · petite · phengite · quite · satellite · site · suite · tergite · turgite · urostegite · Wyomingite

Synonyms and antonyms of augite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «augite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AUGITE

Find out the translation of augite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of augite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «augite» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

辉石
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

augite
570 millions of speakers
en

English

augite
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

augite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأوجايت
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

авгита
278 millions of speakers
pt

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augita
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

কোন বস্তু
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

augite
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Apa-apa
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Augit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

普通輝石
130 millions of speakers
ko

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보통 휘석
85 millions of speakers
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A
85 millions of speakers
vi

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augit
80 millions of speakers
ta

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எவ்வாறேனும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

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काहीही
75 millions of speakers
tr

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zerre
70 millions of speakers
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augite
65 millions of speakers
pl

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augite
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

авгита
40 millions of speakers
ro

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augit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυγίτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

augiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

augite
10 millions of speakers
no

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augite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of augite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUGITE»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUGITE»

Discover the use of augite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to augite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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TEM Studies of Augite (100) Deformation Twinning Boundaries, ...
The tetrahedral chains in adjacent layers along a are not symmetrically equivalent, in that they have different rotation angles, which results in reduction of the 2-fold axis in augite to a 2i-screw axis on both M sites in pigeonite. The space group ...
Shouliang Zhang, 2009
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Rock-forming Minerals in Thin Section
In contact-metamorphosed rocks diopside is frequently found in siliceous limestones, and hedenbergite tends to occur in skarns (Fe-rich siliceous carbonates) in the amphibolite facies. Paragenesis: in magmatic rocks together with augite and ...
Hans Pichler, Cornelia Schmitt-Riegraf, 1997
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Magmatism in Relation to Diverse Tectonic Settings
Was this magma generated at that depth or did it have a deeper origin? The augite phenocrysts may preserve evidence pertaining to this question. The two types of augite phenocrysts differ by about 50°C in their temperatures of crystallization, ...
R. Chandra, R.K. Srivastava, 1996
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Petrologic and Structural History of Tobago, West Indies: A ...
The major igneous minerals in the gabbro-diorite unit are calcic plagioclase, hornblende, augite, and Fe-Ti oxides. Apatite is a ubiquitous accessory mineral. Augite is typically subhedral and partially to completely armored by dark green (Z  ...
Arthur W. Snoke, 2001
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
These have a broad, colourless, Mg-rich core often mantled by a complexly zoned, pale-yellow augite rim (<1.5 mm wide) which changes continuously and abruptly to a darker Fe-rich rim (0.02-0.05 mm in width) at the crystal margin.
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
3 for location.) oc, olivine-chromite cumulate; obc, olivine-bronzite-chromite cumulate; poc, plagioclase-olivine-chromite cumulate; po, plagioclase- olivine cumulate; poa , plagioclase-olivine-augite cumulate; pa, plagioclase-augite cumulate.
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1981
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Ilímaussaq Alkaline Complex, South Greenland: An Overview of ...
Kvanefjeld plateau and immediately to the east of the plateau have augite syenite xenoliths in lujavrite and syenite dykes intersecting the roof basalts. They are confined to the south-western part of the plateau where augite syenite is exposed  ...
Henning Sorensen, 2006
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Penny cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ...
The middle and upper parts of the hill are of a beautiful and very sonorous variety of clinkstone-porphyry ; and the summit-rock clinkstone-porphyry, intermixed with crystals of augite, thus forming a transition into greenstone. The I clinkstone is ...
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), 1838
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Single-chain Silicates
366 Alteration, 352 Analyses, 301 Augite-pigeonite solvus. 296 Cation distribution Augite-biotite, 327-8 Augite-garnet, 328 Augite-groundmass, 329 Augite-hornblende. 327-9 Augite-melt, 329 Augite-olivine. 328 Augite-olivine- melt, 330 ...
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, 1997
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Essentials of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Intermediate members are called augite or ferroaugite. The incorporation of the relatively large Ca ion distorts the pyroxene lattice, hence Ca-rich pyroxenes have lower symmetry than Ca-poor pyroxenes. The Ca-rich pyroxenes are all ...
B. Ronald Frost, Carol D. Frost, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUGITE»

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Mwekuru urea urakurire mukuru wawe icuci bia uciari kortini..
Ocpd uu augite mugekuru agakinyua koti woona utwiria wariika. Antu nibekinyirie kwionera mbica ino kuria nabo nurses gi cibitari ya nyeri ... «K24 TV, Jun 15»
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Using Gravimetric Sorption Instrumentation to Investigate the Vapor …
Based on the total surface energy, the samples are sequentially ranked: Basalt > Augite > Calcite > Quartz > Feldspars~Granite. This ranking is ... «Azom.com, May 15»
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It's Palindrome Week — 8 Craziest Palindromes to Celebrate the …
... FBA, Neison, Aklog, Laith, Salema, Jno, Rhaetic, Ulm, Isak, Lusatia, Gavrah, a rab, an augite, Yaron, Etna, a rot, Sachsen, Ide, Zadar, Agana, ... «Mic, May 15»
4
Bloodborne duurt zeker 40 uur
Merchant sells a clip-on lantern (hello Demon's Souls augite). "Yharnam spends the game in the grip of a perpetual night...that can only be ... «FOK!, Mar 15»
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Full Summary Of Edge's "Verdict" On Bloodborne: "Never Seen …
Merchant sells a clip-on lantern (hello Demon's Souls augite). "Yharnam spends the game in the grip of a perpetual night...that can only be ... «Gamepur, Mar 15»
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Kincora Copper: Final Resolution of Two Year and C$7 Million Dispute
... geophysical targets and strong Kspar-quartz-tourmaline+/-pyrite+/-chalcopyrite veins up to 15 meters thick intrude augite biotite monzodiorite ... «Marketwired, Mar 15»
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Soorten meteorieten: achondrieten
Het bevattende water dragende mineralen en orthopyrogene kristallen. Augite is het primaire pyrogene cumuleerbare mineraal in nakhlites. Het komt neer op ... «Spacepage, Dec 14»
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X-Ray Diffraction Helps Identify Dozen Martian Minerals
The Rocknest data reveal abundant plagioclase (30 weight %), Fe-forsterite (16%), augite (11%), pigeonite (10%), magnetite (1.5%), and ... «Sci-News.com, Dec 14»
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7 sensory experiences at 40th Scottsdale ArtWalk
The 1.9 gram slice of the Augite-Basalet meteorite is on display along with a collection of other meteorite fragments. Dustin Dickens, meteorite ... «azcentral.com, Oct 14»
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What did Dawn learn at Vesta?
The 3 pyroxenes are: Enstatite -Ferrosilite 90% Mg-Fe, 10 % Ca pyroxene Pigeonite- 75% Mg-Fe, 25% Ca pyroxene Augite- 50%-75% Mg-Fe, ... «The Planetary Society, Oct 14»
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