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PRONUNCIATION OF XENOLITHIC

xenolithic  [ˌzenəˈlɪθɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF XENOLITHIC

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

WHAT DOES XENOLITHIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of xenolithic in the English dictionary

The definition of xenolithic in the dictionary is of or denoting a fragment of rock differing in origin, composition, structure, etc, from the igneous rock enclosing it.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH XENOLITHIC


acrolithic
ˌækrəˈlɪθɪk
batholithic
ˌbæθəˈlɪθɪk
chalcolithic
ˌkælkəˈlɪθɪk
endolithic
ˌɛndəʊˈlɪθɪk
Eolithic
ˌiːəʊˈlɪθɪk
epilithic
ˌɛpɪˈlɪθɪk
granolithic
ˌɡrænəˈlɪθɪk
heliolithic
ˌhiːlɪəʊˈlɪθɪk
lithic
ˈlɪθɪk
megalithic
ˌmeɡəˈlɪθɪk
Mesolithic
ˌmɛsəʊˈlɪθɪk
microlithic
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈlɪθɪk
monolithic
ˌmɒnəˈlɪθɪk
Neolithic
ˌniːəʊˈlɪθɪk
otolithic
ˌəʊtəʊˈlɪθɪk
Palaeolithic
ˌpælɪəʊˈlɪθɪk
paleolithic
ˌpælɪəʊˈlɪθɪk
protolithic
ˌprəʊtəʊˈlɪθɪk
trilithic
traɪˈlɪθɪk
zoolithic
ˌzəʊəˈlɪθɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE XENOLITHIC

xenogeneic
xenogenesis
xenogenetic
xenogenic
xenogenous
xenogeny
xenoglossia
xenoglossy
xenograft
xenolith
xenomania
xenomenia
xenomorphic
xenomorphically
xenon
Xenophanes
xenophile
xenophobe
xenophobia
xenophobic

WORDS THAT END LIKE XENOLITHIC

benthic
empathic
ethic
Gothic
homeopathic
homoeopathic
idiopathic
laccolithic
Lower Palaeolithic
Middle Palaeolithic
mythic
naturopathic
neuropathic
ornithic
osteopathic
psychopathic
statolithic
Upper Palaeolithic
urolithic
work ethic

Synonyms and antonyms of xenolithic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «xenolithic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF XENOLITHIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

xenolithic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

xenolithic
570 millions of speakers

English

xenolithic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

xenolithic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

xenolithic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

xenolithic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Xenólitos
270 millions of speakers

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xenolithic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

xénolitique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Xenolitik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

xenolithic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

xenolithic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

xenolithic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Xenolithic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xenolithic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

xenolithic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Xenolithic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

xenolithic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

xenolithic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

xenolithic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

xenolithic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

xenolithic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

xenolithic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

xenolithic
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

xenolithic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

xenolithic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of xenolithic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «XENOLITHIC»

The term «xenolithic» is used very little and occupies the 179.765 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «XENOLITHIC» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «XENOLITHIC»

Discover the use of xenolithic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to xenolithic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Geological Survey Bulletin
The actual missing volume is probably between 7 and 16 cubic miles. The xenolithic fragments in the Okmok volcanics are probably derived from the mechanical disintegration of the former summit portion of Okmok Volcano. The volume of ...
‎1949
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Vapor phase Crystal-poor rhyolite Lowesf flow unif Lithophysal contact between the xenolithic unit and the overlying caprock changes laterally. In places, it is marked by a knife-edge depositional contact between crystal-rich quartz latite and ...
‎1949
3
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
The ultimate result would seem to demand miscibility of the residual glass of the xenolithic system with that of the mesostasis of the host during the final stages. On the other hand, it cannot be denied that the integrity of the xenolithic system is  ...
4
Marketing Theory: Philosophy of Science Perspectives
Xenolithic Structure If theory can be incorporated into marketing from other disciplines, why not take a portion of marketing theory, as illustrated in Figure 7, and apply it to other disciplines? Why not remove a "concept wedge" from this model of ...
Ronald F. Bush, Shelby D. Hunt, 2011
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
Ordinarily one would expect xenolithic zircons to show an age older, not younger, than zircons from the host intrusive phase, and so we were very surprised by the three young ages listed in table 1. There is a general decrease in radioactivity ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1968
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
The completely devitrified microcrystalline felsitic groundmass shows good vitroclastic texture. Xenolithic fragments (see Dow & Neall 1972) are ubiquitous and comprise 5-10% of the rock (P38845, P38848). Vitroclastic texture, poor sorting, ...
7
North-Eastern Section of the Geological Society of America: ...
The monchiquite dikes contain a variety of megacrysts (olivine, varieties of low-Ti clinopyroxene, and ilmenites) and xenolithic nodules that include chrome spinel- bearing lherzolite, harzburgite, and wehrlite. Until the findings of McHone ...
David C. Roy, 1987
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Rock-Forming Minerals: Disilicates and Ring Silicates, Volume 1B
The cordierite-bearing xenolithic rocks in the basic rocks of the Haddo House and Arnage districts, Aberdeenshire, have more recently been investigated by Gribble (1968). The xenolithic assemblages include spinel, corundum, basic plagio- ...
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman, 1997
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8th International Kimberlite Conference: The C. Roger ...
All the features described above in Tuzo are based on drill core investigations. Some data from the large-diameter reverse circulation (RC) bulk sampling drill holes are also relevant. The abundance of easily discernible xenolithic material ...
R. H. Mitchell, 2004
10
The Ross Orogen of the Transantarctic Mountains
(1986): xenolithic granitoid and layered granitoid. The more common xenolithic granitoids, occurring in small plutons, sills, and dikes, are extremely heterogeneous, with abundant metasedimentary xenoliths and xenocrysts. Xenoliths range ...
Edmund Stump, 1995

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «XENOLITHIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term xenolithic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cedar Creek Falls — a Summer Place
Passing by the granite boulders you can see they are laced with Xenolithic hematite spots. These black spots are mantle rock, which is high in iron. It mixed in ... «Patch.com, Apr 11»
2
Watch this space: rare Irish meteorites put up for sale
The meteorite that landed in Tipperary in 1810 is what experts describe as "a xenolithic H5 chondrite". (If it had been a much rarer meteorite, a Pallasite, it would ... «Irish Independent, Aug 09»
3
Teachers earn Impact II awards
•Camille Kavon of CAPE Charter School, "Xenolithic Writing." Business partner: Blois Construction. •Karen Hebert of Santa Rosa Technology School, "Virtual ... «Thousand Oaks Acorn, Jun 08»

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