basalt

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”),[1]

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbæsɒlt/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbæsɔːlt/, IPA^(key): /ˈbæs(ə)lt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /bəˈsɑːlt/, IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪsɔːlt/

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• Hyphenation: bas‧alt

basalt (countable and uncountable, plural basalts)

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

• molten rock

• flood basalt

• Labats, Tablas, tablas, talabs

Borrowed from French basalte, from Middle French basalte, from Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”).

• IPA^(key): /baːˈzɑlt/

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• Hyphenation: ba‧salt
• Rhymes: -ɑlt

basalt n (uncountable)

1. basalt (type of igneous rock)

• basaltblok
• basalten

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)

• IPA^(key): [paˈsal̥t]

basalt n (genitive singular basalts, uncountable)

1. (mineralogy) A hard rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.

• blágrýti n

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)

basalt m (genitive singular basailt)

1. (mineralogy) basalt

• "basalt" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “basalt” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)

basalt m (definite singular basalten, indefinite plural basalter, definite plural basaltene)

1. basalt

• basaltisk

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”)

basalt m (definite singular basalten, indefinite plural basaltar, definite plural basaltane)

1. basalt

• basaltisk