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granite

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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.

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

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

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

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.granite - plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texturegranite - 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] Ngranito m

granite [ˈgrænɪt]
ngranit m
modif [building, boulder, quarry] → de granit

granite
nGranit m

granite [ˈgrænɪt] ngranito

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

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


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The boulder-strewn plain between the valley's edge and the mighty granite kopje, outside the city's walls, where lay the entrance to the passage-way leading to the treasure vault, gave the Belgian ample cover as he followed Tarzan toward Opar.
Still steadily rising, we passed over a narrow granite bridge and skirted a noisy stream which gushed swiftly down, foaming and roaring amid the gray boulders.
Alas, my love,' she replied, ' over there lies the granite mountain where the costly precious stones grow.
 
 
 
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