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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PITCHSTONE

Translation of German Pechstein.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PITCHSTONE

pitchstone  [ˈpɪtʃˌstəʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PITCHSTONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pitchstone 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 PITCHSTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pitchstone in the English dictionary

The definition of pitchstone in the dictionary is a dark glassy acid volcanic rock similar in composition to granite, usually intruded as dykes, sills, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PITCHSTONE


birthstone
ˈbɜːθˌstəʊn
Blackstone
ˈblækˌstəʊn
bluestone
ˈbluːˌstəʊn
capstone
ˈkæpˌstəʊn
cobblestone
ˈkɒbəlˌstəʊn
cornerstone
ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn
firestone
ˈfaɪəˌstəʊn
gemstone
ˈdʒɛmˌstəʊn
greystone
ˈɡreɪˌstəʊn
hearthstone
ˈhɑːθˌstəʊn
keystone
ˈkiːˌstəʊn
limestone
ˈlaɪmˌstəʊn
lodestone
ˈləʊdˌstəʊn
milestone
ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn
moonstone
ˈmuːnˌstəʊn
rhinestone
ˈraɪnˌstəʊn
sandstone
ˈsændˌstəʊn
tombstone
ˈtuːmˌstəʊn
touchstone
ˈtʌtʃˌstəʊn
Yellowstone
ˈjɛləʊˌstəʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PITCHSTONE

pitcher
pitcher plant
pitcherful
pitchersful
pitchfork
pitchier
pitchiest
pitchily
pitchiness
pitching tool
pitching wedge
pitchman
pitchmen
pitchometer
pitchout
pitchperson
pitchpole
pitchwoman
pitchwomen
pitchy

WORDS THAT END LIKE PITCHSTONE

brimstone
dry-stone
Ecclestone
Folkestone
Gladstone
goldstone
gravestone
headstone
histone
kill two birds with one stone
Livingstone
Maidstone
millstone
rolling stone
Rosetta stone
standing stone
stepping stone
stone
thunderstone
tone
whetstone

Synonyms and antonyms of pitchstone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pitchstone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PITCHSTONE

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

Translator English - Chinese

松脂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

resinita
570 millions of speakers

English

pitchstone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pitchstone
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pitchstone
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Вулканический
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retinite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pitchstone
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rétinite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pitchstone
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pechstein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

松脂岩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pitchstone
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pitchstone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pitchstone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pitchstone
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिच स्टोन्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pitchstone
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pitchstone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pitchstone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вулканічний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pitchstone
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πισσόλιθος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pitchstone
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pitchstone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pitchstone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pitchstone

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PITCHSTONE»

The term «pitchstone» is normally little used and occupies the 140.949 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PITCHSTONE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PITCHSTONE»

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The Guide to Yellowstone Waterfalls and Their Discovery
The Pitchstone Plateau The Continental Divide winds among the Park's southern plateaus in the manner of a serpent. From these circumstances, Yellowstone Park has become truly the wondrous land of water.... Nowhere else does water so ...
Paul Rubinstein, Lee H. Whittlesey, Mike Stevens, 2000
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Hiking Yellowstone National Park
88. Pitchstone. Plateau. General description: A long route through a Difficulty: Difficult. remote section of the park. Traffic: Extra light. Special attraction: One of the most wild and Maps: trails lllustrated (Old Faithful); Lewis remote trips in the park.
Bill Schneider
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Archaeological Pitchstone in Northern Britain: ...
Contents: 1) Introduction; 2) Archaeological volcanic glass - a brief research history; 3 Pitchstone types; 4) The evidence - basic characterization of archaeological pitchstone in northern Britain; 5) The date of pitchstone use in northern ...
Torben Bjarke Ballin, 2009
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Mineralogy of the Scottish isles: with mineralogical ...
Veins of dark leek-green coloured pitchstone traverfing sandstone, Arran, ar. i. ; towards the fide of the vein, the pitchslone approaches to the nature of basalt, ibid. According to Werner, pitchstone is always found in sirata in prirnary mountains, ...
Robert Jameson, 1800
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A description of the minerals in the Leskean Museum
choidal fracture, but at the fame time sibrous appearance, this is considered* there by some as Pitchstone. 6. PITCHSTONE. JCInutm, 3i/ Family, iph Spa. SHU . Gem. a. Varieties of the Colour. 867 Dark blackisb green Pitchstone ; from Meissen ...
Dietrich Ludwig Gustav Karsten, 1798
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The geology of North Arran, South Bute, and the Cumbraes, ...
On the south-east side of this old cairn three- quarters of a mile south of Invercloy are many small fragments of a dark-grey pitchstone, probably nearly in place. GLEN CLOY. — South side of road, quarter of a mile north of Glenrickard, a black  ...
William Gunn, Sir Archibald Geikie, Benjamin Nieve Peach, 1903
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Focus of Philosophy, Science and Art, Or, A Critical ...
of pitchstone really what it appears to be. Dr. M., however, states it to he a porphyritic substance, intermediate between pitchstone and basalt. It forms a narrow irregular wall, on the surface of a mass of trap. He judges that it is neither a bed, nor ...
‎1821
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The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London
of the pitchstone, if it coincided with an old surface of erosion. The actual form, as shown in the same plate, is very different. Despite undulations, the junction is always a clean-out one. The undulations may often be seen to correspond with the ...
‎1906
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Manual of Geology: Practical and Theoretical
Pitchstone. As before observed, pitchstone occurs in the Isle of Arran both in dikes and interposed beds among the sandstone strata. The western coast is particularly interesting in this respect. The same cliffs which exhibit so many claystone ...
John Phillips, 1855
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The Quarterly Journal
into each other, that it is then diflicult to regard the porphyry as other than a peculiar and decomposed modification of the pitchstone. This is particularly to be observed under the precipice at the east end of the Sour. At that locality the ...
‎1871

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PITCHSTONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pitchstone is used in the context of the following news items.
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From Apostle to Apostate – The Story of the Clergy Project
Now please read the book – published by Pitchstone Publishing and available in bookstores and on Amazon. **Update** Catherine's radio ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
2
Pentagon potentially lifting ban on transgender military personnel
... (and Doesn't) Say About Sex" (Pitchstone, 2015). He earned his MA in theology as well as graduate certification in mediation and education. «Patheos, Jul 15»
3
Real estate transactions for Contra Costa, Tri-Valley area, published …
2617 Pitchstone Way $360,000 5-6-2015 2063 SF 4 BR Antioch 94531. 2424 Whitetail Dr $330,000 5-4-2015 2066 SF 3 BR Antioch 94531. «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»
4
Quenched glasses, asteroid impacts, and ancient life on Mars
Befus and colleagues use the cooling rate to infer the minimum longevity and flow speed of Pitchstone Plateau lava flow, a prehistoric lava flow ... «Science News, Jun 15»
5
We May be Systematically Underestimating the Probability of …
... significantly from my forthcoming book The End: What Religion and Science Tell Us About the Apocalypse, 2015, Pitchstone Publishing.]. «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, May 15»
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UPDATE - Europa Oil & Gas confident in 1.5bn barrel Irish estimates
Pitchstone Exploration (CVE:PXP) has agreed to option a share of its uranium Dome property in the Erongo region of Namibia, Africa to mining ... «Proactive Investors UK, May 15»
7
East County police calls: Assaults, burglaries and robberies are listed
Burglary -- At 4:23 p.m., a burglary was reported on the 2600 block of Pitchstone Way. Robbery -- At 7:03 p.m., a person was reportedly robbed ... «San Jose Mercury News, Apr 15»
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Archaeologists find rotted Iron Age roundhouse, decorated pottery …
... of flint from Antrim, and site activities,” believes Torben Ballin, who analysed two stray microlith-related pieces, a pitchstone microblade and a ... «Culture24, Feb 15»
9
#5: Why Running Simulations May Mean the End is Near
His forthcoming book is called The End: What Religion and Science Tell Us About the Apocalypse (Pitchstone Publishing). You can contact him ... «Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Jan 15»
10
Ancient farm community unearthed during tram works
Among the items discovered at the site are flint from the Neolithic period, small blades of Arran pitchstone, and small quantities of pottery from ... «Edinburgh Evening News, Dec 14»

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