English-Thai Dictionary

basalt

N หิน ภูเขาไฟ  plutonic rock hin-phu-khaol-fai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BASALT

n.bazalt'. [Pliny informs us that the Egyptians found in Ethiopia, a species of marble, called basaltes, of an iron color and hardness, whence it received its name. Nat. Hist. Lib. 36. Ca. 7. But according to Da Costa, that stone was not the same which now bears the name of basalt. Hist. of Fossils. p. 263. If named from its color, it may be allied to the Fr. basane, tawny. Lunier refers it to the Ethiopic basal, iron, a word I cannot find. ] A dark, grayish black mineral or stone, sometimes bluish or brownish black, and when withered, the surface is grayish or reddish brown. It is amorphous, columnar, tabular or globular. The columnar form is straight or curved, perpendicular or inclined, sometimes nearly horizontal; the diameter of the columns from three inches to three feet, sometimes with transverse semi-spherical joints, in which the convex part of one is inserted in the concavity of another. The forms of the columns generally are pentagonal, hexagonal, or octagonal. It is sometimes found also in rounded masses, either spherical, or compressed and lenticular. These rounded masses are sometimes composed of concentric layers, with a nucleus, and sometimes of prisms radiating from a center. It is heavy and hard. The pillars of the Giant's causey in Ireland, composed of this stone and exposed to the roughest sea for ages, have their angles as perfect as those at a distance from the waves. The English miners call it cockle; the German, shorl, or shoerl. It is called by Kirwan, Figurate Trap, from its prismatic forms.

 

BASALTIC

a.Pertaining to basalt; formed of or containing basalt.

 

BASALTIFORM

a.In the form of basalt; columnar.

 

BASALTINE

n.Basaltic Hornblend; a variety of common hornblend, so called from its being often found in Basalt. It is also found in lavas and volcanic scoriae. It is generally in distinct crystals, and its color is a pure black, or slightly tinged with green. It is more foliated than the other varieties, and has been mistaken for mica. 2. A column of basalt.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BASALT

Ba *salt ", n. Etym: [N. basaltes (an African word ), a dark and hard species of marble found in Ethiopia: cf. F. basalte. ]

 

1. (Geol.)

 

Defn: A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle- green particles of olivine frequently disseminated.

 

Note: It is usually of a greenish black color, or of some dull brown shade, or black. It constitutes immense beds in some regions, and also occurs in veins or dikes cutting through other rocks. It has often a prismatic structure as at the Giant's Causeway, in Ireland, where the columns are as regular as if the work of art. It is a very tough and heavy rock, and is one of the best materials for macadamizing roads.

 

2. An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain.

 

BASALTIC

Ba *salt "ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. basaltique.]

 

Defn: Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as basaltic lava.

 

BASALTIFORM

Ba *salt "i *form, a. Etym: [Basalt + -form. ]

 

Defn: In the form of basalt; columnar.

 

BASALTOID

Ba *salt "oid, a. Etym: [Basalt + -oid.]

 

Defn: Formed like basalt; basaltiform.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

basalt

ba salt |bəˈsôlt bəˈsɔlt | ▶noun a dark, fine-grained volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure. It is typically composed largely of plagioclase with pyroxene and olivine. • a kind of black stoneware resembling such rock. DERIVATIVES ba sal tic |-tik |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the Latin form ): from Latin basaltes (variant of basanites ), from Greek basanitēs, from basanos ‘touchstone. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

basalt

basalt |ˈbasɔːlt, -(ə )lt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a dark fine-grained volcanic rock that sometimes displays a columnar structure, typically composed largely of plagioclase with pyroxene and olivine. • a kind of black stoneware developed by Josiah Wedgwood. DERIVATIVES basaltic |bəˈsɔːltɪk |adjective ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the Latin form ): from Latin basaltes (variant of basanites ), from Greek basanitēs, from basanos ‘touchstone ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Basalt

Ba salt Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bas a lt |der Basalt; Genitiv: des Basalt [e ]s, Plural: die Basalte lateinisch basaltes, Verschreibung von: basanites < griechisch basanítēs = (harter ) Prüfstein dunkles Ergussgestein (besonders im Straßen - und Molenbau verwendet )

 

Basaltblock

Ba salt block Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bas a ltblock |der Basaltblock < Plural: Basaltblöcke > Block aus Basalt

 

Basaltemperatur

Ba sal tem pe ra tur Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Bas a ltemperatur | basal am Morgen vor dem Aufstehen gemessene Körpertemperatur der Frau (zur Feststellung des Eisprungs )

 

basalten

ba sal ten Adjektiv |bas a lten |aus Basalt [hergestellt ]

 

basalthaltig

ba salt hal tig Adjektiv |bas a lthaltig |Basalt enthaltend basalthaltiges Gestein

 

basaltig

ba sal tig Adjektiv basaltisch |bas a ltig |aus Basalt bestehend basaltige Gebirgsmassen

 

basaltisch

ba sal tisch Adjektiv basaltig |bas a ltisch |aus Basalt bestehend

 

Basalttuff

Ba salt tuff Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bas a lttuff |Basalt enthaltender Tuff

 

French Dictionary

basalte

basalte n. m. nom masculin Roche volcanique très dure.

 

Spanish Dictionary

basáltico, -ca

basáltico, -ca adjetivo De basalto o que tiene sus características :roca basáltica .

 

basalto

basalto nombre masculino Roca volcánica, de color negro verdoso, compuesta generalmente de feldespato y piroxeno :entre las rocas de tipo volcánico están las obsidianas, la piedra pómez y el basalto, que es el sustrato de los océanos y continentes; plantado como una reluciente escultura de basalto negro .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

basalt

ba salt /bəsɔ́ːlt |bǽsɔːlt /名詞 U 1 〘鉱 〙玄武岩 .2 黒色磁器 (basalt ware ).ba s á l tic /-tɪk /形容詞