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PRONUNCIATION OF OOLITIC

oolitic  [ˌəʊəˈlɪtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OOLITIC

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

WHAT DOES OOLITIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of oolitic in the English dictionary

The definition of oolitic in the dictionary is of or relating to any sedimentary rock, esp limestone, consisting of tiny spherical concentric grains within a fine matrix.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OOLITIC


aerolitic
ˌɛərəˈlɪtɪk
analytic
ˌænəˈlɪtɪk
autocatalytic
ˌɔːtəʊˌkætəˈlɪtɪk
autolytic
ˌɔːtəˈlɪtɪk
biocatalytic
ˌbaɪəʊˌkætəˈlɪtɪk
catalytic
ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk
cytolytic
ˌsaɪtəˈlɪtɪk
endonucleolytic
ˌɛndəʊˌnjuːklɪəˈlɪtɪk
Glagolitic
ˌɡlæɡəˈlɪtɪk
hydrolytic
ˌhaɪdrəˈlɪtɪk
oncolytic
ˌɒŋkəˈlɪtɪk
paralytic
ˌpærəˈlɪtɪk
photocatalytic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌkætəˈlɪtɪk
proteolytic
ˌprəʊtɪəˈlɪtɪk
psychoanalytic
ˌsaɪkəʊænəˈlɪtɪk
rhyolitic
ˌraɪəˈlɪtɪk
spasmolytic
ˌspæzməˈlɪtɪk
thrombolytic
ˌθrɒmbəˈlɪtɪk
zeolitic
ˌziːəˈlɪtɪk
zoolitic
ˌzəʊəˈlɪtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OOLITIC

oogonia
oogonial
oogonium
ooh
oohing
ooidal
oojamaflip
Ookpik
oolite
oolith
oologic
oological
oologist
oology
oolong
oom
oomiac
oomiak
oompah
oomph

WORDS THAT END LIKE OOLITIC

aplitic
batholitic
body politic
clitic
critic
crystallitic
encephalitic
enclitic
granulitic
impolitic
marlitic
ophiolitic
pearlitic
pelitic
politic
spherulitic
staurolitic
stromatolitic
syphilitic
the body politic
theodolitic

Synonyms and antonyms of oolitic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oolitic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OOLITIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

鲕状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oolitic
570 millions of speakers

English

oolitic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

oolitic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صخري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оолитовые
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oolítica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

oolitic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oolithique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oolitik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oolitic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

oolitic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

oolitic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oolitic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngư noan thạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

oolitic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Oolitic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oolitli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oolitic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Oolitic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

оолітові
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oolitic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Oolitic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oolitisch
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oolitic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Oolitic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oolitic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OOLITIC»

The term «oolitic» is normally little used and occupies the 132.105 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OOLITIC» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OOLITIC»

Discover the use of oolitic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oolitic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Monograph on the British Fossil Echinodermata of the Oolitic ...
Genus found in the Oolitic and Cretaceous strata. Three British Oolitic species ( Vol. I, 309—318). FAMILY VIIL—ECHINOBRISSIDZE, Wrzlyht (Vol. I, p. 330). Test thin, oblong, subpentagonal, circular, covered uniformly with small uncrenus ...
Thomas Wright, 1880
2
A Monograph on the British Fossil Echinodermata of the ...
4. part: containing the Echinolampidae, the stratigraphical distribution of the oolitic species, the bibliography of the Echinodermata, and additional notes on the Echinoidea Wright (Thomas). Section qf Me Urc/n'n Quarry near Circnccsfcr.
Wright (Thomas), 1860
3
The geology of the oolitic and Cretaceous rocks south of ...
(Explanation of sheets 54 and 55 new series; 95 S. W. and 95 S. E. old series) C. Fox-Strangways. creased to about 35 feet, but a large part of this is composed of soft sands and shaly beds, as will be seen from tbe section given below, which ...
C. Fox-Strangways, 1904
4
The Geology of the Oolitic and Liassic Rocks to the North ...
(Explanation of the Quarter Sheet 96 S.E. of the One-inch Geological Survey Map of England and Wales) Charles Edward Fox Strangways, Robert Etheridge. difficult of extraction and determination. A freshly broken surface of the stone is of a ...
Charles Edward Fox Strangways, Robert Etheridge, 1881
5
A Monograph of British Oolitic and Liasic Brachiopoda: 3
Upper Calcareous Grit, Coarse shelly limestones, more or less thick1 Coral Rag, bedded; coarse oolitic limestones abounding mek' calne' and Steep e LHeadington, Oxon; WestAshton, Wilts; Malton and Scarboro', Yorkshire.
Thomas Davidson, 1851
6
The Internal Structure of Fossil Vegetables Found in the ...
escarpment named the Scuir of Eig, not however, I believe, in situ, but among fragments of rocks of the oolitic series. These beds are so similar to those of Troternish in the Island of Skye, that it is difficult, on minute comparison, to distinguish ...
Henry T. M. Witham, 1833
7
Sedimentary Basins: Evolution, Facies, and Sediment Budget
Oolitic ironstones are known throughout the Phanerozoic, but seldom from Neogene sediments. Stirred by substantial economic interest, much has been written and speculated about these particular deposits. In the last decades, however, ...
Gerhard Einsele, 2000
8
Geography, Geology, and Mineral Resources of Part of ...
Shale, dark brown, weathers light brown, not fetid Phosphate rock, gray, coarsely oolitic, with large pebbles, fossils, or oolites near base; the largest 2 inches in diameter Shale, brown, finely oolitic r — - Phosphate rock, gray, coarsely oolitic ...
George Rogers Mansfield, 1927
9
U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
In this instance the few fossils observed seem hardly sufficient to draw a decisive conclusion regarding the age of the formation; but, when taken in connection with the oolitic structure of the mass, its correspondence with the English oolites, ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1917
10
Applied Sedimentology
9.4.1 Oolitic Iron Ores Two main periods of oolitic iron formation occurred. One period ranged from the Silurian to the Early Carboniferous (Mississippian). These ores are loosely referred to as of Clinton type, and include the iron deposits of ...
Richard C. Selley, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OOLITIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term oolitic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Former WBIW News Director William "Bill" Silvers Has Died
Survivors include a daughter, Leslie White and husband, Jeff, of Bedford; a brother, Ronald Silvers, of Oolitic. He was preceded in death by his ... «WBIW.com, Jul 15»
2
OMS football handing out equipment
OOLITIC — The Oolitic Middle School football coaches will distribute equipment on Tuesday, July 28 from 6 to 8 p.m., at the OMS gym. The first ... «Times-Mail, Jul 15»
3
Summer meal program menus for July 20-24, 2015
Meals are served at Bedford and Oolitic middle schools. Breakfast is from 9-10 a.m. and lunch is from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those under 18 dine ... «Times-Mail, Jul 15»
4
Oolitic Kiwanis presents scholarships
OOLITIC — At its June 25 meeting, the Kiwanis Club of Oolitic presented four members of the Bedford North Lawrence Class of 2015 with $500 ... «Times-Mail, Jul 15»
5
A Remote Trip in Search of Bahamian Queen Conch
We documented that the ecosystem consisted of shallow rubble strewn bottom, vast expanses of oolitic sands, seagrass beds of varying density ... «National Geographic, Jul 15»
6
Oolitic Woman Arrested After She Punched, Scratched, Bit Man
(OOLITIC) - An Oolitic woman was arrested on a warrant Sunday after police say she punched, bit and scratched a man in front of a child during ... «WBIW.com, Jul 15»
7
Two Injured In Motorcycle Crash On Oolitic Road
According to police, Allam was traveling northwest on Oolitic Road near Salt Creek bridge on his 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle when he ... «WBIW.com, Jul 15»
8
Driver, passenger hurt in motorcycle accident today on Oolitic Road
BEDFORD — Two people were injured in a motorcycle accident early this morning on Oolitic Road, and one was flown to Methodist Hospital in ... «Times-Mail, Jul 15»
9
From stone to silver: how Westminster Cathedral's eagles gained life …
It was left to Henry McCarthy to fashion them out of oolitic limestone, working by day in one of the chapels of the as-yet unfinished Cathedral. «Catholic Herald Online, Jul 15»
10
Oolitic Festival Car and Bike Show
(OOLITIC) - The Oolitic Festival Committee will host a car and bike show on July 25th. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the car show runs ... «WBIW.com, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
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