aphanite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæf.əˌnaɪt/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Hellenic *epʰaňňómān Ancient Greek φαίνομαι (phaínomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English aphanite From Ancient Greek ἀφανής (aphanḗs, “indistinct, unseen, obscure”) + English -ite.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
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pl afanit (Translations)