granite

gran·ite  (grnt)

n.

1. A common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz, orthoclase or microcline, and mica, used in monuments and for building.

2. Unyielding endurance; steadfastness: a will of granite.

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[Italian granito, from past participle of granire, to make grainy, from grano, grain, from Latin grnum; see g-no- in Indo-European roots.]

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gra·nitic (gr-ntk, gr-), granit·oid (grn-toid) adj.

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granite [ˈgrænɪt]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a light-coloured coarse-grained acid plutonic igneous rock consisting of quartz, feldspars, and such ferromagnesian minerals as biotite or hornblende: widely used for building

2. great hardness, endurance, or resolution

3. (Team Sports / Curling) another name for a stone [9]

[from Italian granito grained, from granire to grain, from grano grain, from Latin grānum]

granite-like  adj

granitic  [grəˈnɪtɪk], granitoid adj

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granite  (grnt)

A usually light-colored, coarse-grained igneous rock consisting mostly of quartz, orthoclase feldspar, sodium-rich plagioclase feldspar, and micas. Quartz usually makes up 10 to 50 percent of the light-colored minerals in granite, with the remaining minerals consisting of the feldspars and muscovite. The darker minerals in granite are usually biotite and hornblende. Granite is one of the most common rocks in the crust of continents, and is formed by the slow, underground cooling of magma.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	granite - plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz atomic number 14, Si, silicon - a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors batholite, batholith, pluton, plutonic rock - large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
	2.	granite - something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); "a man of granite" steadiness, firmness - the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place

Translations

granite [ˈgrænɪt] N → granito m

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granite [ˈgrænɪt]

n → granit m

modif [building, boulder, quarry] → de granit

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granite

n → Granit m

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granite [ˈgrænɪt] n → granito

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granite

n / adj granite [ˈgrӕnit]

(of) a type of hard usually grey or red rock used for building buildings of granite: granite hills. graniet الغرانيت: حَجَر الصُّوان гранит žula; žulový granit; granit- der Granit, Granit-... γρανίτης granito graniit سنگ گرانیت graniitti (de) granit גְּרָנִיט ग्रेनाइट granit, granitan gránit granit granít granito; di granito 花こう岩 화강암 granitas; granitinis granīts granit graniet granitt granit(owy) granito (de) granit гранит; гранитный žula; žulový granit; graniten granit granit หินแกรนิต granit 花崗石 граніт عمارتی پتھر، سنگ خارا đá granit 花岗石

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granite → حجر الجرانيت žula granit Granit γρανίτης granito graniitti granit granit granito みかげ石 화강암 graniet granitt granit granito гранит granit หินแกรนิต granit đá granite 花岗岩