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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRAPPEAN

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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAPPEAN

trappean  [ˈtræpɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAPPEAN

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

WHAT DOES TRAPPEAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of trappean in the English dictionary

The definition of trappean in the dictionary is of, relating to, or consisting of igneous rock, esp a basalt.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRAPPEAN


Aesculapian
ˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪən
apian
ˈeɪpɪən
campion
ˈkæmpɪən
Caspian
ˈkæspɪən
champion
ˈtʃæmpɪən
dupion
ˈdjuːpɪən
dystopian
dɪsˈtəʊpɪən
entropion
enˈtrəʊpɪən
Ethiopian
ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪən
European
ˌjʊərəˈpɪən
Grampian
ˈɡræmpɪən
lampion
ˈlæmpɪən
Mississippian
ˌmɪsɪˈsɪpɪən
Olympian
əˈlɪmpɪən
Paralympian
ˌpærəˈlɪmpɪən
Philippian
fɪˈlɪpɪən
scorpion
ˈskɔːpɪən
Thespian
ˈθɛspɪən
Ulpian
ˈʌlpɪən
Utopian
juːˈtəʊpɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAPPEAN

trapezius
trapezohedra
trapezohedral
trapezohedron
trapezoid
trapezoid rule
trapezoidal
traplike
trapline
trapnest
trapped
trapper
trappiness
trapping
trappings
Trappist
trappose
trappy
traprock
traps

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAPPEAN

anti-European
Central European
cornopean
Cyclopean
East European
Eastern European
Euterpean
Indo-European
oedipean
pampean
Pan-European
pean
priapean
primitive Indo-European
pro-European
Proto-Indo-European

Synonyms and antonyms of trappean in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «trappean» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAPPEAN

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

Translator English - Chinese

trappean
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trappean
570 millions of speakers

English

trappean
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

trappean
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

trappean
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трапповой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trappean
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

trappean
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trappéenne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Traspean
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trapp
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

trappean
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

trappean
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trenggean
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trappean
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

trappean
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सापळे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

trappean
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trappean
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trappean
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трапповой
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trappean
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

trappean
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trappean
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trappean
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trappean
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trappean

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAPPEAN»

The term «trappean» is used very little and occupies the 191.201 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAPPEAN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAPPEAN»

Discover the use of trappean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trappean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mines and quarries 1902
Arizona Dolomite, granite, onyx marble, sandstone, trappean rocks, volcanic rocks, and tuffs. Arkansas Elaeolite syenite, granite, limestone, marble, sandstone, SLATE. California Granite, limestone, marble, sandstone, slate, trappean rocks, ...
United States. Census Office. 12th census, 1900, William Mott Steuart, United States. Bureau of the Census, 1905
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Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of ...
These beds cover over the trappean ridge and extend into both the coal-fields, so that with them as an upper limit and the thick limestone as a base, we can compare the variations of the intermediate strata throughout the district. It appears ...
Geological Survey of Great Britain, 1861
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The Student's Manual of Geology
Joseph Beete Jukes Sir Archibald Geikie. date, have likewise such mechanically- formed masses in their series. The Fragmental Trappean Rocks are those which have resulted from the deposition and consolidation of ancient volcanic detritus.
Joseph Beete Jukes, Sir Archibald Geikie, 1872
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A descriptive catalogue of the Rock Specimens in the museum ...
Volcanic Trappean Rocks, Ash-beds, and Cinders, from Brent Tor, Devonshire. Map 25. (See " Report on Geology of Devon and Cornwall," pp. 120 and 121.) " Although there are many good localities where the intermixture of the igneous ...
C. Ramsay, 1862
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The Student's Manual of Geology By J. Beete Jukes: Edited by ...
date, have likewise such mechanically-formed masses in their series. The Fragmental Trappean Rocks are those which have resulted from the deposition and consolidation of ancient volcanic detritus. This detritus has evidently in many cases ...
J. Beete Jukes, 1872
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Report on the geology of the Lake Superior land district
chlorite in the trappean rock. The observations of Delesse seem to prove that water is constantly present in the feldspathic portion of the trappean rocks analyzed by him. This is a point on which, however, we can give no light, as we have not ...
John Wells Foster, Josiah Dwight Whitney, James Hall, 1851
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Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and West Somerset
bridges, there is much' trappean -rock,' both schistose and compact, intermingled with argillaceous slate and a scanty portion of true limestone. Calcareous matteris however abundant in the schistose trappean ash; and some of this rock has ...
Henry Thomas De La Beche, 1839
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Report on the geology of the Lake superior land district, in ...
chlorite in the trappean rock. The observations of Delesse seem to 'prove that water is constantly present in the feldspathic portion of the trappean rocks analyzed by him. This is a point on which, however, we can give no light, as we have not ...
John Wells Foster, 1851
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Senate Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Public Documents and ...
chlorite in the trappean rock. The observations of Delcsse seem to prove that water is constantly present in the feldspathic portion of the trappean rocks analyzed by him. This is a point on which, however, we can give no light, as we have not ...
United States. Congress. Senate, 1851
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Report on the Geology and Topography of a Portion of the ...
chlorite in the trappean rock". Tin- observations of Delesse seem (o prove that water is constantly pns.nl in the feldspathie portion of the trappean rocks analyzed hy liim. This is a point on which, however, we can give no light, as we have not ...
John Wells Foster, Josiah Dwight Whitney, 1851

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAPPEAN»

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माळीण दुर्घटना आणि पश्‍चिम घाट(श्रीकांत …
... (Inter- trappean) पदार्थांच्या स्वरूपावरून असंही लक्षात येतं, की ज्वालामुखीच्या अनेक उद्रेकांनी हा पर्वत बनलेला आहे. «Sakal, Aug 14»
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Rajmahal fossil bed gets 'geological heritage' tag
In a letter to Chakravarti, Wadhawan said: "The plant fossil bearing inter-trappean beds of Rajmahal formation, upper Gondwana sequence around Mandro, ... «Economic Times, Jul 14»
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Granite Wars - Episode II: A New Phase (-Diagram)
... have been, to a certain extent, drained of those comparatively weighty and easily liquefied elements, which compose the trappean and basaltic series of rocks. «Scientific American, Oct 13»
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No sedimentary rocks below Koyna dam in Maharashtra, say scientists
No infra-trappean sediments have been observed,” he added. Nayak observed that the absence of sedimentary rocks indicates that the area was not under the ... «Hindu Business Line, Apr 13»
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EXCERPT: Landscape expressions in Islamic culture
At Bidar, subterranean canals overlie the impermeable trappean bed, a hundred feet or more below the porous laterite crust. These canals were created by ... «DAWN.com, Jun 12»
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Darwin the Geologist
... have been, to a certain extent, drained of those comparatively weighty and easily liquefied elements, which compose the trappean and basaltic series of rocks. «Scientific American, Feb 12»

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