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rhyolite en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹaɪ.oʊˌlaɪt/
  • /ˈɹaɪ.əˌlaɪt/

Etymology

Coined by Ferdinand von Richthofen as German Rhyolith, from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) (modified to + -lite).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.

Forms

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Deriveds

rhyolitic

Synonyms

quartz-trachyte · liparite

Translations (8)

is baulusteinn (igneous rock) · cs ryolit (igneous rock) · is ljósgrýti (igneous rock) · es riolita (igneous rock) · is líparít (igneous rock) · fi ryoliitti (igneous rock) · tr riyolit (igneous rock) · is ríólít (igneous rock)

wikipedia: rhyolite · wikipedia: Ferdinand von Richthofen