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Meaning of "melaphyre" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MELAPHYRE

Via French from Greek melas black + ( por) phura purple.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MELAPHYRE

melaphyre  [ˈmɛləˌfaɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MELAPHYRE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Melaphyre 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 MELAPHYRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of melaphyre in the English dictionary

The definition of melaphyre in the dictionary is a type of weathered amygdaloidal basalt or andesite.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MELAPHYRE


amplifier
ˈæmplɪˌfaɪə
bonfire
ˈbɒnˌfaɪə
campfire
ˈkæmpˌfaɪə
counterfire
ˈkaʊntəˌfaɪə
crossfire
ˈkrɒsˌfaɪə
edifier
ˈɛdɪˌfaɪə
gunfire
ˈɡʌnˌfaɪə
hellfire
ˈhɛlˌfaɪə
humidifier
hjuːˈmɪdɪˌfaɪə
justifier
ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪə
lamprophyre
ˈlæmprəˌfaɪə
magnifier
ˈmæɡnɪˌfaɪə
modifier
ˈmɒdɪˌfaɪə
notifier
ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪə
pacifier
ˈpæsɪˌfaɪə
purifier
ˈpjʊərɪˌfaɪə
qualifier
ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪə
rectifier
ˈrɛktɪˌfaɪə
spitfire
ˈspɪtˌfaɪə
wildfire
ˈwaɪldˌfaɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MELAPHYRE

melanochroous
melanocyte
melanogeneses
melanogenesis
melanoid
melanoma
melanomata
melanophore
melanosis
melanosity
melanosome
melanotic
melanotropin
melanous
melanterite
melanuria
melanuric
melastomaceous
melastome
melatonin

WORDS THAT END LIKE MELAPHYRE

balloon tyre
byre
dextrogyre
eyre
fayre
funeral pyre
granophyre
gyre
justices in eyre
Lake Eyre
lyre
orthophyre
pneumatic tyre
pyre
radial tyre
skyre
snow tyre
spare tyre
tubeless tyre
tyre

Synonyms and antonyms of melaphyre in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «melaphyre» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MELAPHYRE

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

Translator English - Chinese

melaphyre
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

melaphyre
570 millions of speakers

English

melaphyre
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

melaphyre
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

melaphyre
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мелафира
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meláfiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

melaphyre
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mélaphyre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melali
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

melaphyre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

黒ひん岩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

melaphyre
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Melafyre
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

melaphyre
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

melaphyre
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेलफाईर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

melafir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

melaphyre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

melafiru
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мольфар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

melaphyre
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

melaphyre
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

melaphyre
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

melaphyre
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

melaphyre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of melaphyre

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MELAPHYRE»

The term «melaphyre» is used very little and occupies the 187.710 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MELAPHYRE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MELAPHYRE»

Discover the use of melaphyre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to melaphyre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Descriptive catalogue of rock specimens collected by the ...
Melaphyre. Near Carling Craig, Glen Water, Ayrshire. 267. Melaphyre. Nether Craig, White Cart, Eaglesham, Renfrewshire. 268. Melaphyre. Knockend Plantation, near Neilston, Renfrewshire. 269. Melaphyre. Near Kingston, Dunlop, Ayrshire.
Edinburgh mus. of sci. and art, 1870
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Annual Report - Geological Survey of Canada
Melaphyre, striking N. 5° W., dip 30° W. ; finegrained and of a dark brownish colour ... .. 1,207 12. Conglomerate . . 71 13. Granular melaphyre, containing brownish-red feldspar and abundance of delessite 355 14. Conglomerate .... . . ... 35 15.
Geological Survey of Canada, 1866
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Geological Survey of Canada, Report of Progress from 1863 to ...
Melaphyre, striking N. 5° VV., dip 30° W. ; finegrained and of a dark brownish colour .. ... 1,207 12. Conglomerate . . 71 13. Granular melaphyre, containing brownish-red feldspar and abundance of delessite 355- 14. Conglomerate .. 35 15.
Sir W. E. Logan, 1866
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Report of Progress
Melaphyre, striking N. 5° VV , dip 30° W. ; finegrained and of a daik brownish colour .. 1,207 12. Conglomerate . . 71 13. Granular melaphyre, containing brownish-red feldspar and abundance of delessi'e 3"5 14. Conglomerate 35 15.
Geological Survey of Canada, 1866
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Report of Progress - Geological Survey of Canada
1 1 Melaphyre, striking N. 6° W , dip 30° W. ; finegrained and of a daik brownish colour ... 1,207 12. Conglomerate .. 71 13. Granular melaphyre, containing brownish-red feldspar and abundance of delessi'e 3"5 14. Conglomerate .. 35 15.
Geological Survey of Canada, 1866
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Analyst. Reference. Author's name. Remarks. S03 trace Sommerberg, С F. Steffen. H. Loretz, Jb.Pr.G.L-A., IX, p. 306, 1880. Melaphyre. Not fresh. Thüringer Wald. Tenczyner Garden, Cracow, Galicia. R. Zuber. R. Zuber, Jb. Wien G. R-A., XXXV ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1903
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Professional paper - United States Geological Survey
133, 1884. Melaphyre. Melaphyre. < Hivine-melaphyre. Melaphyre. Melaphyre. Melaphyre. Melaphyre. Melaphyre. ( Hivine-melaphyre. Not fresh. Not fresh. Xot fresh. Xot fresh. A1A high. Xot fresh. Al,(>,high. BASALT. NiO trace South Britain.
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1903
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Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones
Msiaphyre [No. 3. p.247] Fine gmined hasalt of pre -Tertian- age. Former gas huhhles are filled with quartz, agate, chaleedony, zeolites, or chlorite (melaphyre mandelstein (almond stonel. Colour dark geey, or, as a result of altemtion of ...
‎1993
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Studies in New England Geology: A Memoir in Honor of C. Wroe ...
The melaphyre (Fig. 12C) ranges in strike from north through northwest to west. General Statement BLUE HILLS For many years the students in the course in field geology at Harvard University mapped the geology of the Blue Hills under my ...
Paul C. Lyons, Arthur H. Brownlow, 1976
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Rotliegend: Essays on European Lower Permian
In contrast to the earlier phase, mela- phyre volcanism was predominating and its products — lava flows alternating with tuffs and agglomerates — are termed the Sonov melaphyre group. The recurrent eruptions are separated by sediments ...
Horst Falke, 1972

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MELAPHYRE»

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Enduro MTB Mieroszow
Long June weekend. Small city with cca 4.500 inhibitants. Dry Mountains. Melaphyre. 7 Special Stages (SS), 8h of struggles. Temperature 30 ... «Pinkbike.com, Jun 15»
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Dead Prez Spead Personal and Community Revolution
Local standouts Natee, Truth Universal, Melaphyre, and Chels open. Tickets are $20 for regular admission, $30 for VIP balcony admission. «OffBeat Magazine, Mar 12»

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