trachytic
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Trachytic — Tra*chyt ic, a. [Cf. F. trachytique.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, trachyte. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trachytic — [trə kit′ik] adj. of or pertaining to the internal structure of some igneous rocks, as trachyte, in which hairlike feldspar crystals are in nearly parallel rows * * * See trachyte. * * * … Universalium
trachytic — [trə kit′ik] adj. of or pertaining to the internal structure of some igneous rocks, as trachyte, in which hairlike feldspar crystals are in nearly parallel rows … English World dictionary
trachytic — adjective Date: 1827 of or relating to a texture of igneous rocks in which lath shaped feldspar crystals are in almost parallel lines … New Collegiate Dictionary
trachytic — [trə kɪtɪk] adjective Geology relating to or denoting a rock texture (characteristic of trachyte) in which crystals show parallel alignment due to liquid flow … English new terms dictionary
trachytic — tra·chyt·ic … English syllables
trachytic — /trəˈkɪtɪk/ (say truh kitik) adjective relating to the nearly parallel arrangement of felspar crystals in the ground mass of volcanic rocks …
trachytic — trəˈkid.ik adjective Etymology: French trachytique, from trachyte + ique ic : of or relating to a texture of igneous rocks in which lath shaped feldspar microlites are arranged in subparallel lines that flow around the larger phenocrysts … Useful english dictionary
trachyte — trachytic /treuh kit ik/, trachytoid /trak i toyd , tray ki /, adj. /tray kuyt, trak uyt/, n. a fine grained volcanic rock consisting essentially of alkali feldspar and one or more subordinate minerals, as hornblende or mica: the extrusive… … Universalium
Trachyte — is an igneous, volcanic rock with an aphanitic to porphyritic texture. The mineral assemblage consists of essential alkali feldspar; relatively minor plagioclase and quartz or a feldspathoid such as nepheline may also be present. (See the QAPF… … Wikipedia
