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hornblende en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhɔːnˌblɛnd/ (UK)
  • /ˈhɔɹnˌblɛnd/ (US)

Etymology

From German Hornblende, from Horn (“horn”) + Blende (see blende).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.

Forms

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hornblendes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

hornblendite · magnesiohornblende · ferrohornblende · hornblendic

Translations (10)

tl ornablenda (a green to black amphibole mineral) · is hornblendi (a green to black amphibole mineral) · es hornablenda (a green to black amphibole mineral) · es hornblenda (a green to black amphibole mineral) · fi sarvivälke (a green to black amphibole mineral) · pt horneblenda (a green to black amphibole mineral) · ru рогова́я обма́нка (a green to black amphibole mineral) · it orneblenda (a green to black amphibole mineral) · de Hornblende (a green to black amphibole mineral) · fr hornblende (a green to black amphibole mineral)