Definition of basalt Basalt

/bʌsɔˈlt/ - [busolt] - bas•alt

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What does basalt mean?

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Noun

Plural: basalts

basalt - the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene

volcanic rock extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth

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Wiktionary

basalt (Noun)
A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
basalt (Noun)
A type of unglazed pottery.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

basalt (n.)
A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated.
basalt (n.)
An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of black porcelain.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

basalt
A dense black or grey igneous rock.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

basalt
bas-awlt′, n. a hard, dark-coloured rock of igneous origin.—adj. Basalt′ic. [L. basaltes, an African word.]

Wikipedia

Basalt (IPA:) is a common gray to black extrusive volcanic rock. It is usually fine-grained because of its rapid cooling of lava manner on the Earth's surface. It may be porphyritic containing larger crystals in a fine matrix, or vesicular, or frothy scoria.

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basalt, noun, singular of basalts.

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