ammonite

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæ.məˌnaɪt/ Hyphenation: am‧mo‧nite === Etymology 1 === From French ammonite, from Latin Ammōnis (cornū) (“horn of Ammon”), as it was called by Pliny the Elder in reference to coiling ram horns used to symbolise the Egyptian god Amun. Equivalent to Ammon +‎ -ite. ==== Noun ==== ammonite (plural ammonites) (paleontology) Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal. Synonyms: ammonid, ammonoid ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From ammonium nitrate. ==== Noun ==== ammonite (uncountable) An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern Europe and China. ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === “ammonite”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === ammonite f (plural ammonites) (malacology, paleontology) ammonite === Further reading === “ammonite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /am.moˈni.te/ Rhymes: -ite Hyphenation: am‧mo‧nì‧te === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== ammonite m (plural ammoniti) ammonite (extinct cephalopod) ammonite(most rare mineral) synonym of ammolite === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== ammonite inflection of ammonire: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 3 === ==== Participle ==== ammonite f pl feminine plural of ammonito === Anagrams === a momenti, ammetino, menomati, mentiamo, mitomane == Latin == === Participle === ammonite vocative masculine singular of ammonitus