English-Thai Dictionary
microcline
N แร่ พวก Potassium Aluminium Silicate
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
MICROCLINE
Mi "cro *cline, n. Etym: [Micro- + Gr. (Min. )
Defn: A mineral of the feldspar group, like orthoclase or common feldspar in composition, but triclinic in form.
New American Oxford Dictionary
microcline
mi cro cline |ˈmīkrōˌklīn ˈmaɪkroʊklaɪn | ▶noun a green, pink, or brown crystalline mineral consisting of potassium-rich feldspar, characteristic of granite and pegmatites. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from German Microklin, from Greek mikros ‘small ’ + klinein ‘to lean ’ (because its angle of cleavage differs only slightly from 90 degrees ).
Oxford Dictionary
microcline
microcline |ˈmʌɪkrə (ʊ )klʌɪn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a green, pink, or brown crystalline mineral consisting of potassium-rich feldspar, characteristic of granite and pegmatites. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from German Microklin, from Greek mikros ‘small ’ + klinein ‘to lean ’ (because its angle of cleavage differs only slightly from 90 degrees ).
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