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phonolite

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PHONOLITE

n.[Gr. sound, and stone. ] Sounding stone; a name proposed as a substitute for klingstein [jingling stone. ]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PHONOLITE

Pho "no *lite, n. Etym: [Phono- + -lite: cf. F. phonolithe.] (Min. )

Defn: A compact, feldspathic, igneous rock containing nephelite, haüynite, etc. Thin slabs give a ringing sound when struck; -- called also clinkstone.

New American Oxford Dictionary

phonolite

pho no lite |ˈfōnəˌlīt ˈfoʊnəlaɪt | ▶noun Geology a fine-grained volcanic rock composed of alkali feldspars and nepheline. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from phono- ‘relating to sound ’ (because of its resonance when struck ) + -lite .

Oxford Dictionary

phonolite

phonolite |ˈfəʊnəlʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Geology a fine-grained volcanic igneous rock composed of alkali feldspars and nepheline. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from phono- ‘relating to sound ’ (because of its resonance when struck ) + -ite 1 .