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PRONUNCIATION OF NUMMULITIC

nummulitic  [ˌnʌmjʊˈlɪtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUMMULITIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nummulitic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NUMMULITIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nummulitic

Nummulite

A nummulite is a large lenticular fossil, characterized by its numerous coils, subdivided by septa into chambers. They are the shells of the fossil and present-day marine protozoan Nummulites, a type of foraminiferan. Nummulites commonly vary in diameter from 1.3 cm to 5 cm and are common in Eocene to Miocene marine rocks, particularly around southwest Asia and the Mediterranean. Fossils up to 6 inches wide are found in the Middle Eocene rocks of Turkey.2 They are valuable as index fossils. The ancient Egyptians used nummulite shells as coins and the pyramids were constructed using limestone that contained nummulites. It is not surprising then that the name "Nummulites" is a diminutive form of the Latin nummulus meaning "little coin", a reference to their shape. In 1913, naturalist Randolph Kirkpatrick published a book, The Nummulosphere: an account of the Organic Origin of so-called Igneous Rocks and Abyssal Red Clays, proposing the unconventional theory that all rocks had been produced through the accumulation of forams such as Nummulites.

Definition of nummulitic in the English dictionary

The definition of nummulitic in the dictionary is of or relating to any of various large fossil protozoans of the family Nummulitidae, common in Tertiary times: phylum Foraminifera.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NUMMULITIC


amylolytic
əˌmaɪləʊˈlɪtɪk
anxiolytic
ˌæŋksɪəʊˈlɪtɪk
cellulolytic
ˌsɛljʊləʊˈlɪtɪk
electrolytic
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈlɪtɪk
fibrinolytic
ˌfaɪbrɪnəʊˈlɪtɪk
glycolytic
ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈlɪtɪk
granulitic
ˌɡrænjʊˈlɪtɪk
haemolytic
ˌhiːməʊˈlɪtɪk
hemolytic
ˌhiːməʊˈlɪtɪk
heterolytic
ˌhɛtərəʊˈlɪtɪk
homolytic
ˌhəʊməʊˈlɪtɪk
lipolytic
ˌlɪpəʊˈlɪtɪk
mucolytic
ˌmjuːkəʊˈlɪtɪk
photolytic
ˌfəʊtəʊˈlɪtɪk
pyrolytic
ˌpaɪrəʊˈlɪtɪk
radiolytic
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈlɪtɪk
spherulitic
ˌsferʊˈlɪtɪk
sympatholytic
ˌsɪmpəθəʊˈlɪtɪk
thermolytic
ˌθɜːməʊˈlɪtɪk
zymolytic
ˌzaɪməʊˈlɪtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NUMMULITIC

numinous
numinousness
numismatic
numismatically
numismatics
numismatist
numismatologist
numismatology
nummary
nummular
nummulary
nummulated
nummulation
nummuline
nummulite
numnah
numpkin
numpties
numpty
numskull

WORDS THAT END LIKE NUMMULITIC

aerolitic
body politic
chrysolitic
clitic
critic
encephalitic
enclitic
Glagolitic
impolitic
marlitic
oolitic
ophiolitic
pearlitic
pelitic
politic
rhyolitic
staurolitic
syphilitic
the body politic
zeolitic
zoolitic

Synonyms and antonyms of nummulitic in the English dictionary of synonyms

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nummulitic
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Nummulitic
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nummulitic
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nummulitic
380 millions of speakers
ar

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nummulitic
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Nummulitic
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nummulitic
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nummulitique
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Nummulitic
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nummulitic
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nummulitic
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Nummulitic
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nummulitic
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nummulitic
75 millions of speakers

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Nummulitic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nummulitli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nummulitici
65 millions of speakers

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nummulitic
50 millions of speakers

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nummulitic
40 millions of speakers

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nummulitic
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

νουμμουλιτοφόρους
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

nummulitic
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Translator English - Swedish

nummulitic
10 millions of speakers
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nummulitic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nummulitic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUMMULITIC»

The term «nummulitic» is used very little and occupies the 187.574 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUMMULITIC» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUMMULITIC»

Discover the use of nummulitic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nummulitic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On the Occurrence of Nummulitic Deposits in Florida and the ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Angelo Heilprin, 2010
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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View ...
179) where reasoning on the very uncertain observations of others, he is far from correct in stating that no appreciable unconformity could be observed between the two, or indeed between the Nummulitic strata generally and the overlying ...
‎1862
3
Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal
179) where reasoning on the very uncertain observations of others, he is far from correct in stating that no appreciable unconformity could be observed between the two, or indeed between the Nummulitic strata generally and the overlying ...
‎1862
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On the Geological Structure of the Alps, Apennines and ...
(flysch), surmounted by strong reddish and greyish nummulitic limestones (f3). In short, from the bottom to the top of the nummulitic portion of the series, there were intercalations of strata having all the characters of flysch. The great overlying ...
Roderick Impey Murchison, 2011
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Groundwater in the Arab Middle East
Eocene nummulitic limestone aquifers occur, in not very extensive areas, in Jebel Ansariye, Jebel ez Zaouiye and the southern Bekaa in Lebanon. Nummulitic limestones are composed chiefly of calcite from shells of foraminifera ( nummulites) ...
Wolfgang Wagner, 2011
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A Manual of the Geology of India: Chiefly Compiled from the ...
comsurs. xix trap, classification (320); sub-nummulitic group ; gypseous shales; nummulitic limestone (321) ; arenaceous group; argillaceous group, equivalent to Gaj ; upper tertiary (322), Kathiawér, eocene outcrops, miocene beds, upper ...
H. B. Medlicott, Richard Dixon Oldham, W. T. Blanford, 2011
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Professional paper - United States Geological Survey
In the following year Heilprin 2 described a species of Nummulites from fragments of rock found by Willcox in Hernando County, on the west coast of Florida, and two years later Willcox discovered the nummulitic limestone in place not far away ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1916
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Transactions of the geological society, established November ...
Charee........ Found in the same hills with the M. C., LXXXV. Pholadomyze. - pullu: ....... ..XXI. 17... . Upper Secondary. .......Charee. .... .. Found in the same bed as Trigonia Cardium intermedium . XXIV. 1.... Nummulitic group Baboa Hill. costala.
‎1837
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
Bellen (Bellen and others, 1959) maintained that both the offshore facies were subsequently covered by the middle Eocene nummulitic limestones, which are normally found in the field at the base 'of the third unit of the Dammam Formation,  ...
‎1966
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Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Geology of the Middle East
lime mudstone; soft, marly limestone; and porous, calcareous shale. The middle unit is formed by porous, well-bedded, nummulitic grainstone and packstone and is capped by an upper unit of argillaceous limestone and shale. The lithologies ...
A.E.M. Nairn, A.S. Alsharhan, 1997

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUMMULITIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nummulitic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Currently Being Moderated
... nummulosphaeric layer and he figured examples in his books of supposed nummulitic textures he had seen in granites and even meteorites. «Natural History Museum, Jun 14»
2
Northeast India and Southern China: A point of conflict or of regional …
... deposits in Assam-Arakan basin,[xxxiv] high-grade fossil limestone or 'nummulitic' limestone deposits of Assam and Meghalaya,[xxxv]Today, ... «Peace and Conflict Monitor, Apr 13»
3
Libya gas export project sets records
... Conference (OMC) in Ravenna, the reservoir appeared to comprise mainly lower Eocene Nummulitic limestone and dolomite accumulations, ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jan 12»
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GEOSCIENCES Exploring the Atlas Trend offshore Northern Tunisia
The Lower Eocene nummulitic limestones, which are an excellent reservoir in central and southeastern Tunisia, are unlikely to be encountered off the northern ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jan 12»
5
Independents galvanize marginal Tunisian field developments
The first Didon discovery well, in 1975, tested 3,000 b/d from the El Gueria formation, a nummulitic Eocene carbonate formation. Ten years later, Didon-2, drilled ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jan 12»
6
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875
Some suggest it was built either of local limestone, nummulitic limestone, granite, alabaster or white marble. Contradictory information about ... «Al-Ahram Weekly, Jun 09»

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