oolite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈəʊəlʌɪt/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From oo- + -lite, after German Oolit.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.
Here and there are beds of oolites, for example, made of little rounded grains – like millet seed – that form only in agitated warm waters, such as you might find off the Bahamas today.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 170:
- (countable, rare) An ooid or oolith.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oolites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (8)
sv oolit (geology: rock of spherical grains) · de Oolith (geology: rock of spherical grains) · fi ooliittinen mineraali (geology: rock of spherical grains) · es oolito (geology: rock of spherical grains) · fi ooliitti (ooid or olith) · ca oolita (geology: rock of spherical grains) · pl oolit (geology: rock of spherical grains) · pl ikrowiec (geology: rock of spherical grains)