different between trachytic vs trachyte

trachytic

English

Etymology

trachyte +? -ic

Adjective

trachytic (not comparable)

  1. (geology) Relating to, or composed of trachyte

Translations

trachytic From the web:

  • what does trachytic mean


trachyte

English

Etymology

From French trachyte, from Ancient Greek ?????? (tr?khús, rough).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?t?e?k??t/, /?t?ak??t/

Noun

trachyte (countable and uncountable, plural trachytes)

  1. (geology) A pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase.
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 52:
      The type of rock that results is often described as trachyte and contains abundant crystals of a different kind of alkali-rich feldspar, such as sanidine, rather than plagioclase.

Related terms

  • trachytic
  • trachytoid

Translations

Anagrams

  • chattery, ratchety

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