basalt

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”), === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbæs.ɒlt/, /ˈbæs.əlt/, /ˈbæs.ɔːlt/ (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈsɔlt/, /ˈbæs.ɔlt/, /ˈbeɪˌsɔlt/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /bəˈsɑlt/, /ˈbæs.ɑlt/, /ˈbeɪˌsɑlt/ (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈbæs.ɑlt/ Rhymes: -æsɒlt, -æsəlt, -æsɔːlt Hyphenation: bas‧alt === Noun === basalt (countable and uncountable, plural basalts) (mineralogy) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust. A type of unglazed pottery. ==== Hypernyms ==== molten rock ==== Hyponyms ==== flood basalt ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Labats, Tablas, tablas, talabs == Catalan == === Etymology === From Late Latin basaltes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [bəˈzal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [bəˈzalt] IPA(key): (Valencia) [baˈzalt] === Noun === basalt m (plural basalts) basalt ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “basalt”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “basalt”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “basalt” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “basalt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Dutch == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baːˈzɑlt/ Hyphenation: ba‧salt Rhymes: -ɑlt === Noun === basalt n (uncountable, no diminutive) basalt (type of igneous rock) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: basal == Faroese == === Etymology === From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [paˈsal̥t] === Noun === basalt n (genitive singular basalts, uncountable) (mineralogy) basalt ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== blágrýti n == Irish == === Etymology === From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”) === Noun === basalt m (genitive singular basailt) (mineralogy) basalt ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “basalt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN “basalt”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”) === Noun === basalt m (definite singular basalten, indefinite plural basalter, definite plural basaltene) basalt ==== Derived terms ==== basaltisk == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”) === Noun === basalt m (definite singular basalten, indefinite plural basaltar, definite plural basaltane) basalt ==== Derived terms ==== basaltisk