syenite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsaɪənaɪt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Syēnītēs, from Syēnē (“Aswan”), because it was anciently quarried there.
Meanings
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Granite.
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(countable, uncountable) An igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende.
Much of the southern half of the southeastern body is a mafic syenite, slightly more felsic than the shonkinite.
1954, J. C. Olson, D. R. Shawe, L. C. Pray, W. N. Sharp, Rare-Earth Mineral Deposits of the Mountain Pass District, San Bernadino County, California, U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 261, page 22:The temple, of which some massive hewn blocks and a fine column of Syenite granite still mark the site, occupied a terrace facing the source of the river and commanding a magnificent prospect.
1906, James George Frazer, Adonis, Attis, Osiris, page 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| syenites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
microsyenite · nepheline syenite · syenitic
Translations (8)
la lapis Syēnītēs (igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende) · fr syénite (igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende) · fi syeniitti (igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende) · sk syenit (igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende) · de Syenit (igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende) · la Syēnē (igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende) · ca sienita (igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende) · es sienita (igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende)