basalt

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbæs.ɒlt/(UK)
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/ˈbæs.ɒlt/(UK) · /ˈbæs.əlt/(UK) · /ˈbæs.ɔːlt/(UK) · /bəˈsɔlt/ · /ˈbæs.ɔlt/ · /ˈbeɪˌsɔlt/ · /bəˈsɑlt/ · /ˈbæs.ɑlt/ · /ˈbeɪˌsɑlt/

Definition of basalt

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A type of unglazed pottery.

name

  1. A home rule municipality of Eagle County and Pitkin County, Colorado.
  2. A city and town in Bingham County, Idaho.
  3. A locality in the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia.

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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”), b-x:n-O39

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