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Meaning of "belemnite" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BELEMNITE

From Greek belemnon dart.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BELEMNITE

belemnite  [ˈbɛləmˌnaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BELEMNITE

noun
adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Belemnite 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 BELEMNITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

belemnite

Belemnitida

Belemnitida is an extinct order of cephalopods which existed during the Mesozoic era, from the Hettangian age of the Lower Jurassic to the Maastrichtian age of the Upper Cretaceous. The belemnite is the state fossil of Delaware.

Definition of belemnite in the English dictionary

The definition of belemnite in the dictionary is any extinct marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Belemnoidea, related to the cuttlefish. Other definition of belemnite is the long pointed conical internal shell of any of these animals: a common Mesozoic fossil.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BELEMNITE


aconite
ˈækəˌnaɪt
amblygonite
æmˈblɪɡəˌnaɪt
austenite
ˈɔːstəˌnaɪt
bentonite
ˈbɛntəˌnaɪt
fortnight
ˈfɔːtˌnaɪt
hessonite
ˈhɛsəˌnaɪt
ilmenite
ˈɪlmɪˌnaɪt
kaolinite
ˈkeɪəlɪˌnaɪt
kryptonite
ˈkrɪptəˌnaɪt
limonite
ˈlaɪməˌnaɪt
Masonite
ˈmeɪsəˌnaɪt
Mennonite
ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt
midnight
ˈmɪdˌnaɪt
suburbanite
səˈbɜːbəˌnaɪt
taconite
ˈtækəˌnaɪt
tanzanite
ˈtænzəˌnaɪt
titanite
ˈtaɪtəˌnaɪt
Twelfth-Night
ˈtwɛlfθˌnaɪt
weeknight
ˈwiːkˌnaɪt
wollastonite
ˈwʊləstəˌnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BELEMNITE

belaying pin
belch
belcher
beldam
beldame
beleaguer
beleaguered
beleaguerment
beleap
belee
belemnoid
Belfast
Belfort
belfried
belfries
belfry
Belg.
belga
Belgae
belgard

WORDS THAT END LIKE BELEMNITE

amazonite
ammonite
definite
finite
Gilsonite
granite
gunite
ignite
indefinite
infinite
lignite
morganite
munite
nite
reunite
Samnite
tonite
unite
Venite
vulcanite

Synonyms and antonyms of belemnite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «belemnite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BELEMNITE

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

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箭石
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

belemnite
570 millions of speakers

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belemnite
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Translator English - Hindi

belemnite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

belemnite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

белемнит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

belemnite
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Translator English - Bengali

belemnite
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Translator English - French

belemnite
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Translator English - Malay

Belemnite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Belemniten
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Translator English - Japanese

矢石
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

belemnite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Belemnite
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

belemnite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

belemnite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेलेमनीट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

belemnite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

belemnite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

belemnit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

белемнит
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

belemnite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

belemnite
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

belemnite
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

belemnite
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

belemnite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of belemnite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BELEMNITE»

The term «belemnite» is normally little used and occupies the 127.315 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BELEMNITE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «belemnite» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «belemnite» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELEMNITE»

Discover the use of belemnite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to belemnite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Supplementary Observations on the Structure of the Belemnite ...
In fine, the Belemnite is characterized by its rostrum and the investing capsule, and its phragmocone chambered to the extreme apex and having a pair of testaceous processes at the basilar margin of the peristome*; while the Belemnoteuthis ...
Gideon Algernon Mantell, 1850
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Geology and mineralogy considered with reference to natural ...
William Buckland. Comparing the shell of Belemnite, with that of Nautilus, we find the agreement of all their most important parts to be nearly complete;* and the same analogies might be ' traced through the other genera of chambered shells.
William Buckland, 1837
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Fundamentals of Structural Geology
5.1.1 Deformed belemnite The closely lined segments of the stretched belemnite in Fig. 5. la were initially connected to form an intact fossil (Badoux, 1963). First quartz and later calcite was precipitated into the gaps between the segments as ...
David D. Pollard, Raymond C. Fletcher, 2005
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A Pictorial Atlas of Fossil Remains: Consisting of Coloured ...
It would be irrelevant to dwell on the history of the successive attempts that have been made to elucidate the origin and structure of the Belemnite. It will sufiice to describe concisely the present state of our knowledge as to the organization of ...
Gideon Algernon Mantell, 1850
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Fossil Remains: Consisting of coloured Illustrations
170 SUPPLEMENTARY NoTFs. It would be irrelevant to dwell on the history of the successive attempts that have been made to elucidate the origin and structure of the Belemnite. It will suflice to describe concisely the present state of our ...
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Philosophical Transactions
3, demonstrates that in the Belemnite there are two other essential characters of which no traces have been detected in the Belemnoteuthis ; namely, the periostricum, capsule, or external corneo-calcareous investment (d, c, c) ; and the  ...
Royal Society (Great Britain), JSTOR (Organization), 1848
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A Description of Certain Belemnites: Preserved, with a Great ...
The lateral fins of the Sepia are narrow, and extend, as is well known, from the apex of the mantle to near its base; while the fins of the Belemnite were relatively shorter and broader, and situated a little in advance of the middle of the body.
Richard Owen, 1844
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THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
nite : next, in reference to the entire shell we must admit that the Sepia, or common cuttle-fish, -most nearly resembles the Belemnite in the general structure and position of its complex calcareous plate. The nucleus or terminal spine of the ...
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Organic Remains of a Former World: The fossil starfish, ...
whole belemnite; in others, not a sixth part of the whole: but the upper chamber is equally proportionable to the bulk, or circumference of the belemnite, of whatsoever size or shape, and is the seat or dwelling place of the animal that forms the ...
James Parkinson, 1833
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The London Quarterly Review
Professor Owen, regarding the belemnoteuthis as almost identical with the belemnite, laid before the Royal Society a memoir on the latter genus of fossils; in which, guided, to a considerable extent, by the belemnoteuthis, he gave a restoration ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELEMNITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term belemnite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mary Anning: From Selling Seashells To One Of History's Most …
Spending hours searching for perfectly coiled ammonites and long finger-like belemnite fossils to market to tourists is precisely how Mary ... «Forbes, May 15»
2
Past Climate Change Linked To Changing CO2
(d) Seawater δ18O (‰ versus Pee Dee belemnite (PDB)) [Lear et al., 2010]. The light blue data points are calculated assuming a carbonate ion ... «reportingclimatescience.com, Oct 14»
3
Fossil hunters: uncover history and follow in the footsteps of Mary …
At the beginning of our walk we're told about the most common fossils to be found which include both ammonite and belemnite fossils – of ... «Bournemouth Echo, Sep 14»
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All that glitters: Brutal climate, shiny payday
In 2003, Dunstan, also made a big find: the Virgin Black Rainbow Opal, a 72.65 carat, 120-million-year-old Belemnite fossil, which he recently ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
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Yorkshire's east coast video special: In dinosaurs' footsteps
... scallop, and samples of the bullet-shaped belemnite. A handy book on fossils would be a useful aid to have in your rucksack – but I have Will. «Yorkshire Post, Aug 14»
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Questions for Fossil hunting can start as child's play
Why did Paul Taylor's father describe as “thunderbolts” the belemnite fossils that he found? 2. Define “invertebrate.” 3. What is paleontology? 4. «Science News for Students, Jun 14»
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Obscure palaeontologist Mary Anning's 215th birthday unearthed …
Her observations played a key role in the discovery that coprolites were fossilised faeces and she also discovered that belemnite fossils ... «Siliconrepublic.com, May 14»
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Photo gallery: Cromer man's hobby fossil find led to a world-wide …
The belemnite bullets were found on north Norfolk beaches visited by the young Danny and his parents, Bob and Tina, who were the head and ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jan 14»
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Fire burn, and cauldron bubble… The Thunderstone
Belemnite from the Jurassic fossil site of Solnhofen (Germany). This fossil preserves not only the inner shell of these extinct mollusks, but also ... «Scientific American, Oct 13»
10
Ross Park Mall floor has embedded fossils
The belemnite was another squid-like creature that resembled a fountain pen. Also found in the mall tile are fossils of sponges, algae and ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Oct 13»

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