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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EVAPORITE

Evaporation + -ite1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EVAPORITE

evaporite  [ɪˈvæpəˌraɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EVAPORITE

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Evaporite 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 EVAPORITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

evaporite

Evaporite

Evaporite /ɨˈvæpəraɪt/ is a name for a water-soluble mineral sediment that results from concentration and crystallization by evaporation from an aqueous solution. There are two types of evaporate deposits: marine, which can also be described as ocean deposits, and non-marine, which are found in standing bodies of water such as lakes. Evaporites are considered sedimentary rocks.

Definition of evaporite in the English dictionary

The definition of evaporite in the dictionary is any sedimentary rock, such as rock salt, gypsum, or anhydrite, formed by evaporation of former seas or salt-water lakes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EVAPORITE


anchorite
ˈæŋkəˌraɪt
cassiterite
kəˈsɪtəˌraɪt
cordierite
ˈkɔːdɪəˌraɪt
diorite
ˈdaɪəˌraɪt
dolerite
ˈdɒləˌraɪt
forsterite
ˈfɔːstəˌraɪt
granodiorite
ˌɡrænəʊˈdaɪəˌraɪt
Himyarite
ˈhɪmjəˌraɪt
laterite
ˈlætəˌraɪt
liparite
ˈlɪpəˌraɪt
margarite
ˈmɑːɡəˌraɪt
meteorite
ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt
Minorite
ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt
ozocerite
əʊˈzəʊkəˌraɪt
siderite
ˈsaɪdəˌraɪt
sphalerite
ˈsfæləˌraɪt
sybarite
ˈsɪbəˌraɪt
Thatcherite
ˈθætʃəˌraɪt
underwrite
ˈʊndəˌraɪt
yperite
ˈiːpəˌraɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EVAPORITE

evaporability
evaporable
evaporate
evaporated milk
evaporation
evaporative
evaporative cooling
evaporator
evaporimeter
evaporitic
evaporograph
evaporometer
evapotranspiration
evasible
evasion
evasive
evasively
evasiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE EVAPORITE

Arborite
chlorite
cofavorite
epidiorite
favourite
fluorite
hypochlorite
iron meteorite
labradorite
madreporite
Masorite
micrometeorite
norite
phosphorite
rite
stony meteorite
tenorite
thorite
unfavorite
write

Synonyms and antonyms of evaporite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «evaporite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EVAPORITE

Find out the translation of evaporite to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of evaporite from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «evaporite» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蒸发
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

evaporitas
570 millions of speakers

English

evaporite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

evaporite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المتبخرات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эвапоритовый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

evaporite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

evaporite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

évaporites
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Evaporite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

evaporite
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蒸発残留
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증발 잔류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Evaporite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

evaporit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

evaporite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाष्पीभवन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

evaporite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

evaporite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

evaporite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

евапорітовимі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

evaporate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εβαποριτών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

evaporiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

evaporite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

evaporite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of evaporite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EVAPORITE»

The term «evaporite» is regularly used and occupies the 102.746 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EVAPORITE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EVAPORITE»

Discover the use of evaporite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to evaporite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Quaternary Carbonate and Evaporite Sedimentary Facies and ...
"This volume commemorates the eclectic research of Douglas James Shearman into evaporites, which was initiated by his studies of the prograding UAE coastal sabkhas or salt flats that incorporate evaporite minerals which displace and replace ...
Christopher G. St. c. Kendall, Abdulrahman Alsharhan, 2011
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Evaporite Sequences in Petroleum Exploration: Geological methods
This working group, coordinated by J. Bouroullec, Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine -Production (SNEA-P), considered it necessary to regroup several techniques of study for characterisation of evaporite sedimentary sequences. ln fact, it is ...
‎1994
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Microbial Sediments
Signatures of microbial life in shallow evaporite systems are discussed using examples from modern coastal hypersaline settings. Organisms contributing to microbial sediments are assigned to moderate halophiles (e.g. cyanobacteria, other ...
Robert E. Riding, Stanley M. Awramik, 2000
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Evaporites Through Space and Time
From analysis of fabrics and small-scale cycle patterns, reconstruction of the position of these elements in the basin-filling sequence and comparison to laboratory-grown and modern evaporite fabrics, we created a table of fabrics that serve as ...
B. Charlotte Schreiber, S. Lugli, M. Ba̜bel, 2007
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Sedimentary Basins: Evolution, Facies, and Sediment Budget
These comprise the bulk of ancient evaporite beds and are subdivided into three groups: (1) Shallow subsurface salt precipitation driven by solar radiation (e.g. sabkha nodules, described here under the heading of primary evaporites).
Gerhard Einsele, 2000
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Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments
The interpretation of ancient evaporite sequences is challenged also by the observation that only a small proportion of the deposits in the rock record formed in settings like those of today, but most thick and extensive deposits of the past ...
Vivien Gornitz, 2009
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Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Interpretation and ...
Sediments consisting of a mixture of aragonite and HMC (e.g. shallow-marine sands) as well as evaporite sediments have a high diagenetic potential because these minerals are easily and intensively dissolved or transformed. In contrast ...
Erik Flügel, 2010
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Colorado and Adjacent Areas
Initiation ofNeogene evaporite tectonism Both USGS and CGS geologists consider that regional Neogene uplift triggered more rapid downcutting in the Rocky Mountains that, in turn, prompted renewed evaporite tectonism in the Eagle and ...
David R. Lageson, Alan Lester, Bruce Trudgill, 1999
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Petroleum Geoscience: From Sedimentary Environments to Rock ...
5.7.10.2 Evaporite Model for Dolomitisation Dolomite is often associated with evaporite environments. The first definite example of dolomite being formed today was found in evaporating sediments in a supratidal environment in the Bahamas ...
Knut Bjorlykke, 2010
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The Geology of England and Wales
The St Bees Evaporite Formation is characterized by thick beds of halite in the more rapidly subsiding areas, and thinner dolomite and gypsum-anhydrite in more marginal areas. The Barrowmouth Mudstone and St Bees Shale formations are ...
P. J. Brenchley, Peter Franklin Rawson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EVAPORITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term evaporite is used in the context of the following news items.
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New database documents submarine landslides
Thick sulfate evaporite accumulations marking a mid-Neoproterozoic oxygenation event (Ten Stone Formation, Northwest Territories, ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
These are the Minerals That Give Fireworks Their Colors
Neither occur naturally [correction: they occur in brines, creating evaporite deposits as they dry out], but lithium can be found in nearly every ... «io9, Jul 15»
3
Titan's Alien Lakes: Explaining Confounding Formations
"We compared the erosion rates of organics in liquid hydrocarbons on Titan with those of carbonate and evaporite minerals in liquid water on ... «Nature World News, Jun 15»
4
Titan's strange lakes may be sinkholes
We compared the erosion rates of organics in liquid hydrocarbons on Titan with those of carbonate and evaporite minerals in liquid water on ... «EarthSky, Jun 15»
5
Titan's dissolving surface created its mysterious lakes
“We compared the erosion rates of organics in liquid hydrocarbons on Titan with those of carbonate and evaporite minerals in liquid water on ... «Livemint, Jun 15»
6
Highfield Resources adds large exploration target to Muga mine life
... tonnes of sylvinite grading 12% to 16% K2O is based on geophysical surveys that demonstrate continuity of the potash bearing evaporite. «Proactive Investors USA & Canada, Jun 15»
7
Effects of Supercontinent Formation on Complex Life: Part II
If, on the other hand, any of those evaporite basins were connected to the ocean, Lyons noted, “the 'sudden' appearance of abundant gypsum ... «Bioscience Technology, Jun 15»
8
The Shifting Sands Of The Sahara Are A Lesson In Dune Dynamics
The evaporite deposits form interdune salt deposits called sabkah, blue-white areas nested in the sea of iron oxide rich red sands. «io9, Jun 15»
9
Southern Idaho cavers take the curious underground
A smoothly wrinkled floor — like the disturbed surface of a pudding — wears a crust of evaporite minerals, and dripping water has scoured ... «Albany Times Union, May 15»
10
Planetary science: Titan dissolved
Karstic landscapes on Earth are the product of the dissolution of carbonate and evaporite minerals by the percolation of groundwater and ... «Nature.com, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Evaporite [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/evaporite>. Apr 2024 ».
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