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Meaning of "greywacke" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GREYWACKE

Partial translation of German Grauwacke.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GREYWACKE

greywacke  [ˈɡreɪˌwækə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREYWACKE

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Greywacke 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 GREYWACKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

greywacke

Greywacke

Greywacke or Graywacke is a variety of sandstone generally characterized by its hardness, dark color, and poorly sorted angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments or lithic fragments set in a compact, clay-fine matrix. It is a texturally immature sedimentary rock generally found in Palaeozoic strata. The larger grains can be sand- to gravel-sized, and matrix materials generally constitute more than 15% of the rock by volume. The term "greywacke" can be confusing, since it can refer to either the immature aspect of the rock or the fine-grained component of the rock. The origin of greywacke was problematic until turbidity currents and turbidites were understood, since, according to the normal laws of sedimentation, gravel, sand and mud should not be laid down together. Geologists now attribute its formation to submarine avalanches or strong turbidity currents. These actions churn sediment and cause mixed-sediment slurries, in which the rocks may exhibit a variety of sedimentary features.

Definition of greywacke in the English dictionary

The definition of greywacke in the dictionary is any dark sandstone or grit having a matrix of clay minerals.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREYWACKE


acca
ˈækə
attacker
əˈtækə
bacca
ˈbækə
backpacker
ˈbækpækə
bushwhacker
ˈbʊʃˌwækə
caca
ˈkækə
cracker
ˈkrækə
Dakar
ˈdækə
Dhaka
ˈdækə
graywacke
ˈɡreɪˌwækə
hacker
ˈhækə
lacquer
ˈlækə
Melaka
məˈlækə
packer
ˈpækə
quacker
ˈkwækə
thwacker
ˈθwækə
tracker
ˈtrækə
wacke
ˈwækə
wacker
ˈwækə
whacker
ˈwækə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREYWACKE

greyback
greybeard
greybearded
greyed out
greyhead
greyheaded
greyhen
greyhound
greyhound race
greyhound racing
greying
greyish
greylag
greylag goose
greylist
greyly
greyness
Greys
greystone
greywether

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREYWACKE

anticke
Beiderbecke
bike
cake
dislike
Encke
fake
Guericke
ke
lake
like
Locke
make
mike
Nike
pecke
schnecke
smoke
strike
take

Synonyms and antonyms of greywacke in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «greywacke» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREYWACKE

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

Translator English - Chinese

砂岩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grauvaca
570 millions of speakers

English

greywacke
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

greywacke
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

greywacke
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вакки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

greywacke
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

greywacke
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grauwacke
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Greywacke
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grauwacke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

greywacke
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

greywacke
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Greywacke
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

greywacke
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

greywacke
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रेवॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

greywacke
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grovacca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

muskowitu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ВАК
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greywacke
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

greywacke
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grouwak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gråvackor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gråvakke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of greywacke

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREYWACKE»

The term «greywacke» is regularly used and occupies the 104.647 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREYWACKE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «greywacke» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «greywacke» 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 greywacke

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREYWACKE»

Discover the use of greywacke in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to greywacke and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology
129a), De Putter and Karlshausen (1992: pi. 5411-30, 31, 32), and Klemm and Klemm (1993: pis. 13.1-13.2). Siliceous sandstone see quartzite Siltstone, greywacke and conglomerate Definition Siltstone, greywacke and conglomerate are ...
Paul T. Nicholson, Ian Shaw, 2000
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The Geology of Scotland
... Fm Riccarton Group Raeberry Castle Fm greywacke sandstone laminated siltstone sedimentary breccia greywacke sandstone laminated siltstone greywacke sandstone greywacke sandstone silty mudstone greywacke sandstone laminated ...
N. H. Trewin, 2002
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
New Zealand* ABSTRACT The structurally complex rocks exposed throughout Waioeka Gorge are flysch-type redeposited volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks. The massive greywackes, thin-bedded alternating greywacke and argillite sequences  ...
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
The strongly iron-cemented, calcareous, basal greywacke conglomerate is a most unusual bed to occur at the base of the Tertiary. At no place does the iron oxide cementing material extend down into the "leached" grey- wacke. Because of its ...
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
5) 166 ft : clay and silty clays of the Plimmerton Formation (Leamy, 1955, p. 7) with pockets of rubified clay on greywacke (in some places rubified ) . 104 ft : Plimmerton silty clays over Judgeford gravels. probably marine 2 On the promontory ...
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Abstract The Wellington peninsula is composed of Torlesse terrane greywacke turbidites with intercalations of red rocks that occur in various combinations of metabasalt, chert, and coloured (red, green, grey) argillite. The red rocks define 2  ...
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
the Waitemata Group. It is the lowest unit in many sequences, sitting in depressions or at the base of fossil cliffs cut in the underlying greywacke (Fig. 14, 1 8). Cape Rodney Formation lenses are highly variable in thickness (1-20 m), with a ...
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Geological Evolution of Antarctica
CaO-Na20-K20 diagram showing comparisons of DSDP Site 270 greywacke and palaeosol compositions. Data sources: Table 1; average greywacke (gwk) ( Pettijohn, 1963); average quartz-rich (Qr), quartz-intermediate (Qi) and quartz- poor ...
Michael Robert Alexander Thomson, J. Alistair Crame, Janet W. Thomson, 1991
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Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 262
Thickness Top of section Feet Conglomerate of Division B Division A Greywacke, coarse-grained 325 Argillite, black, concretionary 30 Greywacke, well-sorted 15 Argillite, black, massive, concretionary; with minor dark, medium-grained ...
Duffell, S, Mctaggart, K C
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
TABLE 1 — Munsell Colour Symbols of Selected Specimens of Red-weathered Regolith from the Wellington Area Karori, Main Road, SSE side, road cutting near Catholic church; N 164/297220. Medium-grained greywacke conglomerate: ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREYWACKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term greywacke is used in the context of the following news items.
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Golden Band Updates NI 43-101 Review Disclosure
... its individual priority properties and has identified the areas surrounding the Bingo deposit, Greywacke Lake, and the immediate area around ... «Junior Mining Network, Jul 15»
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[DEALS] The best of New Zealand wines
Pick and mix any 6 from our selection of Villa Maria, Greywacke, Martinborough Vineyard and Mt Difficulty, and enjoy a 25% discount. «Shanghaiist, Jun 15»
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Sabina Discovers Gold Mineralization Outside of Banded Iron …
... Drilling Significant Assay Results (Lithology abbreviations: LIF-lower iron formation, 4a-felsic intrusive, 1a-greywacke, VG-visible gold). «SYS-CON Media, Jun 15»
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Castle Hill's soaring rocks soothe the soul
Adventurers who tackle the surrounding mountains climb on shattered greywacke ridges but by comparison Kura Tawhiti feels welcoming with ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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Volvo L220H saves time at Kinegar
The new L220H follows on from a Volvo EC380D excavator which was sold to Kinegar Quarries last year for ripping high quality greywacke ... «Hub 4, Jun 15»
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Eagle Plains/Greywacke Complete Acquisition, Royalty Agreement …
The acquisition makes the Greywacke one of the largest landholders in ... South Gold Joint Venture property hosting the Greywacke Deposit, ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
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Wine Club: Chardonnay reinvented
Greywacke Chardonnay 2011, Marlborough, New Zealand, Martinez Wines, Ilkley, £29.99: This is just about as far away from a “New World” ... «Yorkshire Post, Jun 15»
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Greywacke: New Zealand's best sauvignon blanc?
Greywacke is arguably New Zealand's best sauvignon blanc but unlike the other project with which Judd is famously associated – he made ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Winemakers tour heading south
... Yalumba and Vasse Felix from Australia; Rippon, Mischa's Vineyard and Two Paddocks from Central, and Fromm, Greywacke, Huia, Nautilus ... «Otago Daily Times, Jun 15»
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Pino Grigio or Pinot Gris?
... his name as the first Cloudy Bay winemaker, now makes stunning Pinot Gris based wines under his own label, Greywacke, in Marlborough. «Herts Advertiser, Jun 15»

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