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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PSAMMITE

From Greek psammos sand.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PSAMMITE

psammite  [ˈsæmaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PSAMMITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Psammite 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 PSAMMITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Psammite

Psammite is a general term for sandstone. It is equivalent to the Latin-derived term arenite. Also, it is commonly used in various publications to describe a metamorphosed sedimentary rock with a dominantly sandstone protolith. In Europe, this term was formerly used for a fine-grained, fissile, clayey sandstone. Pettijohn gives the following descriptive terms based on grain size, avoiding the use of terms such as "clay" or "argillaceous", which carry an implication of chemical composition...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PSAMMITE


Adamite
ˈædəˌmaɪt
calamite
ˈkæləˌmaɪt
diatomite
daɪˈætəˌmaɪt
dolomite
ˈdɒləˌmaɪt
dynamite
ˈdaɪnəˌmaɪt
Ermite
ˈɜːmaɪt
Hamite
ˈhæmaɪt
marmite
ˈmɑːmaɪt
might
maɪt
mite
maɪt
samite
ˈsæmaɪt
Semite
ˈsiːmaɪt
smite
smaɪt
sodomite
ˈsɒdəˌmaɪt
somite
ˈsəʊmaɪt
stalagmite
ˈstæləɡˌmaɪt
termite
ˈtɜːmaɪt
Thermite
ˈθɜːmaɪt
Vegemite
ˈvɛdʒɪˌmaɪt
wolframite
ˈwʊlfrəˌmaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PSAMMITE

psalmodies
psalmodise
psalmodist
psalmodize
psalmody
Psalms
Psalter
psalteria
psalterian
psalteries
psalterium
psaltery
psaltress
psammitic
psammon
psammophil
psammophile
psammophilous
psammophyte
psammophytic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PSAMMITE

a mite
anti-Semite
bedlamite
Boehmite
catamite
dust mite
Edomite
Elamite
eremite
fomite
Gothamite
gummite
hellgrammite
kumite
sclerodermite
Shulamite
spider mite
tridymite
widow´s mite
willemite

Synonyms and antonyms of psammite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «psammite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PSAMMITE

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psammite
1,325 millions of speakers

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psammite
570 millions of speakers

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psammite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

psammite
380 millions of speakers
ar

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psammite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

psammite
278 millions of speakers

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psammite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

psammite
260 millions of speakers

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psammite
220 millions of speakers

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Psammite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

psammite
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

psammite
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

psammite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngapunten
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

psammite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

psammite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Psammite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kumtaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

psammite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

psammite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

psammite
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

psammite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

ψαμμόλιθο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

psammite
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

psammite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

psammite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of psammite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PSAMMITE»

The term «psammite» is used very little and occupies the 185.743 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PSAMMITE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PSAMMITE»

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The Geology of Scotland
(a) Cross-bedding within the Upper Morar Psammite on. 1 Ardnamurchan 2 western Morar western Knoydart 4 Ross of Mull 5 Moidart 6 eastern Knoydart 7 Kinlochhourn 8 Glenflnnan 9 Loch eil 10 Loch Quoich tectonic contact Sgurr beag ...
N. H. Trewin, 2002
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Brittle-ductile Deformation Behaviour in the Middle Crust as ...
To evaluate the competence contrast of vein quartz and psammite, the stress exponent of 4 (Hirth et al., 2001) is used for all lithologies (quartz vein, psammite, pelite) and only A-values have been varied to reflect a difference in competence.
Ilse Kenis, 2004
3
Vertical Coupling and Decoupling in the Lithosphere
Psammite and Pelite Zones Julianehab batholith-Psammite Zone boundary The unconformable nature of the Julianehab batholit-Psammite Zone boundary is confirmed by the age and provenance of the Psammite Zone sedimentary infill ...
John Grocott, 2004
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A Revised Correlation of Precambrian Rocks in the British Isles
24 Brichwood Semipelite Formation 47 Bridge Formation 88 Brioverian Supergroup 94, 100, 102, Fig. 27 Briska Boulder Bed Fig. 14 Broad Haven Psammite Fig. 14 Broughderg Graphitic Schist Fig. 14 Brunachan Psammite Formation 41, Fig.
Anthony Leonard Harris, Wes Gibbons, Geological Society of London, 1994
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Continental Tectonics and Mountain Building: The Legacy of ...
Table 1. Method 1 vorticity estimates (Wm) from mylonitic Moine psammite and Lewisianoid basement from the Moine Nappe and mylonitic Oystershell Rock and Eriholl Formation from the Creagan thrust sheet. Great Britian (GB) National Grid ...
Richard D. Law, 2010
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Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. ...
Ground photographs and hand samples of the various lithological units: a) quartzite and metagabbro, b) quartzite hand sample (fresh surface), c) contact between psammite and monzogranite, d) monzogranite hand sample (weathered  ...
Harris, J R, Geological Survey of Canada, Ponomarev, P, 2006
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Most units are lithologically heterogeneous and contain a significant component of quartzite, psammite and gneiss. These lithologies are distributed throughout the schist as layers ranging from several centimetres up to a few metres thick, but  ...
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Understanding quartz technology in early prehistoric Ireland
C.206 contained two possible cores – one chert block contained one visible flake scar, while a thin, tabular slab of psammite had numerous flake removals and may represent a core. There was one psammite flake fragment, three chert flake ...
Killian Driscoll, 2010
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Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (Online) no. ...
The generalized stratigraphic order for 37 G, from base to top, is as follows: psammite, amphibolite, Algoma-type oxide- and silicate-facies iron-formation, quartzite, and interbedded ultramafic and intermediate volcanic rocks (Young et al., ...
Johns, S M, Young, M D
10
Geological History of Britain and Ireland
Each is characterized by differing proportions of psammite and pelite together with striped units that comprise rapid alternations of psammite and pelite. Inliers of Mesoarchaean orthogneisses (see Chapter 3) occur as a series of infolds and  ...
Nigel H. Woodcock, Rob Strachan, 2012

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PSAMMITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term psammite is used in the context of the following news items.
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Metals of Africa identifies new base metal targets at Rio Mazoe
“Sulphide assemblages noted at Cassidy Shea include thick sequences with disseminated chalcopyrite and sphalerite in fine psammite to psammopelite garnet ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Jul 14»
2
Minotaur Exploration Limited (ASX:MEP) Inaugural Drilling …
A single historic drillhole (AND24) in this area, by BHP in 1992, intersected brecciated gneiss, psammite and granite with matrix of chlorite and vuggy quartz ... «ABN Newswire, Aug 13»
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DISCOVERY OF A NEW STRONGLY GOLD MINERALISED AREA …
NunaMinerals' licence occupies the area between the Julianehåb Batholith (Niaqornaarsuk Peninsula) and the Psammite Zone (Nanortalik Peninsula). «GlobeNewswire, Nov 12»
4
Geochronology and Geodynamics of Scottish Granitoids From the …
Locally, the granite shows weak east-west-striking, subvertical foliation and parallel ellipsoidal enclaves of (unfoliated) diorite and (foliated) psammite: this ... «RedOrbit, Jun 08»

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