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basalt

Noun

∙ A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust. mineralogy
∙ A type of unglazed pottery.

Basalt

Proper noun

∙ A town in Colorado.
∙ A city/town in Idaho.

BABYLON ENGLISH
basalt n.
dark igneous rock, volcanic rock

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
basalt
basalt
\ba*salt"\ (&?;), n. [n. basaltes (an african word), a dark and hard species of marble found in ethiopia: cf. f. basalte.]
1. (geol.) 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.

WORDNET 2.0
basalt
Noun
1. the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark gray fine-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
(hypernym) volcanic rock
(substance-meronym) pyroxene

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Basalt
Basalt (pronounced , , , or ) is a common extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava exposed at or very near the surface of a planet or moon. Flood basalt describes the formation in a series of lava basalt flows.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

basalt

Noun

∙ A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust. mineralogy
∙ A type of unglazed pottery.

Basalt

Proper noun

∙ A town in Colorado.
∙ A city/town in Idaho.

BABYLON ENGLISH
basalt n.
dark igneous rock, volcanic rock

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
basalt
basalt
\ba*salt"\ (&?;), n. [n. basaltes (an african word), a dark and hard species of marble found in ethiopia: cf. f. basalte.]
1. (geol.) 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.

WORDNET 2.0
basalt
Noun
1. the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark gray fine-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene
(hypernym) volcanic rock
(substance-meronym) pyroxene

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Basalt
Basalt (pronounced , , , or ) is a common extrusive igneous (volcanic) rock formed from the rapid cooling of basaltic lava exposed at or very near the surface of a planet or moon. Flood basalt describes the formation in a series of lava basalt flows.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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