olivine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɑl.əˌvin/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɒl.ɪˌviːn/ (UK)
Etymology
From olive + -in, later remodelled after -ine.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of a group of olive green magnesium-iron silicate minerals that crystallize in the orthorhombic system.
The olivine crystals in most basalts are imperfect, lacking clear crystal faces.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 51:To do so, his team mixed together limestone with a crushed silicate mineral that contains magnesium — such as olivine, an olive-tinted mineral that can be found around the world. When heated to furiously high temperatures in a kiln, calcium in the limestone and magnesium in the silicate jiggle and switch sides, like participants in a square dance.
2025 February 19, Dino Grandoni, “We may be able to trap climate pollution in ordinary rocks. Scientists say they have figured out how to transform rocks into something extraordinary: a high-tech, low-cost substance that can bend geological time and help stall — or even reverse — planetary warming”, in Washington Post:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| olivines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
calcio-olivine · olivinitic · olivinic
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Synonyms
Translations (26)
gl olivina (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · ca olivina (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · it olivina (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · ko 감람석 (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · ru оливи́н (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · uk оліві́н (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · eo olivino (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · et oliviin (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · cmn 橄欖石 /橄榄石 (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · nv tsé dootłʼizh (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · es olivino (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · ky оливин (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · kmr olîvîn (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · de Olivin (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · el ολιβίνης (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · tl olibino (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · fr olivine (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · ja 橄欖石 (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · is ólivín (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · ja カンラン石 (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · he אוליבין (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · pt olivina (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · ba оливин (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · fi oliviini (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · pl oliwin (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals) · kk оливин (family of minerals forming orthorhombic crystals)