different between trachytic vs trachyte
trachytic
English
Etymology
trachyte +? -ic
Adjective
trachytic (not comparable)
- (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)
- (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.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 52:
Related terms
- trachytic
- trachytoid
Translations
Anagrams
- chattery, ratchety
trachyte From the web:
- trachyte what is it used for
- what is trachyte rock
- what is quartz trachyte
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