pyroxene en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /paɪˈɹɑk.sin/ (US)
- /paɪˈɹɒk.siːn/ (UK)
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Etymology
From French pyroxène, from pyro- + Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “stranger”).
Meanings
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Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
By the pathside, there are occasional large boulders that shown black crystals the size of a fingernail; these are pyroxene minerals that had time to crystallise out deep within the chamber of liquid rock – or magma – beneath the volcano.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pyroxenes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
orthorhombic pyroxene · pyroxenic · orthopyroxene · clinopyroxene · pyroxmangite · pyribole · pyroxenite · pyroxenoid
Translations (25)
ca piroxè (mineral) · it pirosseno (mineral) · et pürokseen (mineral) · tr piroksen (mineral) · el πυρόξενος (mineral) · pt piroxeno (mineral) · yue 輝石 /辉石 (mineral) · sh пиро̀ксе̄н (mineral) · ja 輝石 (mineral) · fi pyrokseeni (mineral) · ro piroxen (mineral) · cmn 輝石 /辉石 (mineral) · pt piroxénio (mineral) · sh piròksēn (mineral) · is pýroxen (mineral) · es piroxeno (mineral) · hu piroxén (mineral) · fr pyroxène (mineral) · pt piroxena (mineral) · de Pyroxen (mineral) · hy պիրոքսեն (mineral) · pt piroxênio (mineral) · pl piroksen (mineral) · ru пироксе́н (mineral) · id piroksen (mineral)