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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PORPHYRY

Porfurie, from Late Latin porphyrītēs, from Greek porphuritēs ( lithos) purple (stone), from porphuros purple.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PORPHYRY

porphyry  [ˈpɔːfɪrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PORPHYRY

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Porphyry 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 PORPHYRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Porphyry

Porphyry may refer to: ▪ Porphyry, an igneous rock with large crystals in a fine-grained matrix, or associated mineral deposit ▪ Porphyry copper deposit, a primary ore deposit of copper, consisting of porphyry rocks ▪ Porphyritic, the general igneous texture of a rock with two distinct crystal sizes ▪ Porphyry , a Neoplatonic philosopher ▪ Porphyry of Gaza, Bishop of Gaza c. 347–420 ▪ Porphyry, a vineyard near Seaham, New South Wales ▪ Porphyry, a system of astrological house division ▪ Porphyry Island...

Definition of porphyry in the English dictionary

The definition of porphyry in the dictionary is any igneous rock with large crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals. Other definition of porphyry is a reddish-purple rock consisting of large crystals of feldspar in a finer groundmass of feldspar, hornblende, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PORPHYRY


daiquiri
ˈdaɪkɪrɪ
Gehry
ˈɡeɪrɪ
hara-kiri
ˌhærəˈkɪrɪ
Kafiri
ˈkæfɪrɪ
panegyry
ˈpænɪˌdʒɪrɪ
piri-piri
ˌpɪrɪˈpɪrɪ
rhombenporphyry
ˌrɒmbənˈpɔːfɪrɪ
rhombporphyry
ˈrɒmbˈpɔːfɪrɪ
transire
trænzˈaɪrɪ
venire
vɪˈnaɪrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PORPHYRY

porpentine
porpess
porphyria
porphyric
porphyries
porphyrin
porphyrite
porphyritic
porphyrogenite
porphyroid
porphyropsin
porphyrous
porpoise
porporate
porraceous
porrect
porrection
porridge
porridgy
porriginous

WORDS THAT END LIKE PORPHYRY

a far cry
angry
anniversary
battery
blackberry
carry
category
celery
century
cherry
contemporary
country
cry
delivery
diary
dictionary
directory
discovery
dry
martyry

Synonyms and antonyms of porphyry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «porphyry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PORPHYRY

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

Translator English - Chinese

斑岩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pórfido
570 millions of speakers

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porphyry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

porphyry
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السماق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

порфира
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pórfiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতি কঠিন বিবিধবর্ণ শিলাবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

porphyre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Porfiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Porphyr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

斑岩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반암
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Porphyry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loại đá tràng thạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அணிமணிகள் செய்ய உதவும் வென்மையும் சிவப்பும் கலந்த பாறை வகை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉर्फिरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

porfir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

porfido
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

porfir
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

порфіру
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

porfir
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πορφυρίτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

malachiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

porfyr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

porfyr
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of porphyry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PORPHYRY»

The term «porphyry» is regularly used and occupies the 99.200 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PORPHYRY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORPHYRY»

Discover the use of porphyry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to porphyry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Porphyry's Homeric Questions on the Iliad: Text, ...
This new edition of the Questions on the Iliad eliminates much that was wrongly attributed to Porphyry in the old edition (1880). In the interest of the non-specialist, the new text has a facing translation in English.
Porphyry, John A. MacPhail, 2011
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Porphyry Against the Christians
Porphyry's "Against the Christians" offers an important example of Hellenic Biblical criticism and a critique of Christianity at the close of Late Antiquity, fl. 300 C.E.
Robert M. Berchman, 2005
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Five Texts on the Mediaeval Problem of Universals: Porphyry, ...
New translations of the central medieval texts on the problem of universals are presented here in an affordable edition suitable for use in courses in medieval philosophy, history of medieval philosophy, and universals.
Paul Vincent Spade, 1994
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Religion and Identity in Porphyry of Tyre: The Limits of ...
Examines Porphyry of Tyre's critical engagement with Hellenism in late antiquity, emphasizing philosophical translation as the key to his thought.
Aaron P. Johnson, 2013
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Porphyry’s Place in the Neoplatonic Tradition: A Study in ...
This book is a slightly emended version of a dissertation presented at the University of Hull in 1972.
A. Smith, 1974
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Porphyry's "Homeric Questions" on the "Iliad": Text, ...
This new edition of the Questions on the Iliad eliminates much that was wrongly attributed to Porphyry in the old edition (1880). In the interest of the non-specialist, the new text has a facing translation in English.
John A. MacPhail Jr., 2010
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Understanding Mineral Deposits
Introduction The most well known among the porphyry-type deposits are the porphyry copper deposits. Originally, the term porphyry copper was applied to stockwork copper mineralization in felsic, porphyritic igneous intrusions. With the  ...
Kula Misra, 2000
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Mineral Deposits and Earth Evolution
The formation of economic porphyry copper (-gold) deposits: constraints from microanalysis of fluid and melt inclusions C. A. HEINRICH,W. HALTER, M. R. LANDTWING & T PETTKE Isotope Geochemistry and Mineral Resources, Department ...
Dr. Iain McDonald, Geological Society of London, 2005
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Porphyry On Abstinence From Animal Food
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Esme Wynne-Tyson, 2006
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Porphyry's letter to his wife Marcella: concerning the life ...
With an introduction to the life of Porphyry and an overview of Neoplatonic thought by David Fideler.
Porphyry, Alice Zimmern, David R. Fideler, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORPHYRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term porphyry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc.: Hole 12 at Cascabel Intersects …
Recent discovery of extensions of surface mineralization, around 80m southeast of Alpala Creek, reveals outcropping porphyry stockwork ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
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BCM Resources Corporation to Option Cu-Au Property in Utah
1) The 2.7 by 3.3 kilometre "Main Porphyry" copper-gold-base metals target ... and conductive areas in parts of the inferred large porphyry body. «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
3
Mining Roundup
Mineralised diorite porphyry intersected at 233.8m, several hundred metres shallower than expected. Mineralised diorite porphyry occurs at a ... «Stock Market Wire, Jul 15»
4
Focus Upgrades Bayovar 12 Phosphate PEA to Pre-Feasibility …
... phosphate deposit located in the Sechura district of northern Peru, and the Aurora porphyry copper-molybdenum property located in the Department of Cusco, ... «Junior Mining Network, Jul 15»
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Reservoir Minerals Reports Further High Grade Copper-Gold Drill …
The project is now focussing on infill drilling of the HSE or Upper Zone, as well as determining the lateral extent of the underlying porphyry type ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
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Alacer Gold Corp (ASR) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results …
Cevizlidere contains copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry deposit. Receive News & Ratings for Alacer Gold Corp Daily - Enter your email address below to ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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US stocks open lower after a sell-off in China overnight.
Solgold (LON:SOLG) sparkled 0.02p to 2.32p on drilling results at the company's Cascabel copper-gold porphyry project in Ecuador. «Proactive Investors UK, Jul 15»
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Pre-Market Stocks Highlights: Select Income REIT (NYSE:SIR …
The Company's exploration activities are focused on development of its Kwanika Copper-Gold project and exploration for gold-copper porphyry ... «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»
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Batero Gold hopes to acquire CB Gold in friendly deal
Porphyry related mineralization covers an area of about 700 metres by ... The La Cumbre oxide deposit is one of the project's three porphyry ... «The Northern Miner, Jul 15»
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Turquoise Hill Resources Short Interest Down 22.4% in June (TRQ)
The minerals on the property consist of porphyry-style copper, gold, silver and molybdenum contained in a linear structural trend (the Oyu Tolgoi Trend) that ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»

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