basalt

bəˈsɔlt

Definition

Definition of basalt - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

geology

TECH.

dark volcanic rock forming oceanic crust

TECH.

Basalt covers much of the ocean floor.

igneous rock

volcanic rock

ceramics

TECH.

type of unglazed black pottery

TECH.

The museum displayed ancient basalt pottery.

ceramic

earthenware

stoneware

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dark volcanic rock forming oceanic crust
type of unglazed black pottery

Expressions with basalt

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flood basalt

very large basalt lava flow that forms a plateau

Flood basalt covered the region with thick layers of rock.

Origin of basalt

Latin, basaltes (hard stone)

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bluestone

Australia basalt

bluish-grey basalt used in Australia

Fingal's Cave

geography

sea cave on Staffa Island with basalt columns

mugearite

geology

type of basalt with orthoclase and olivine

picrite

geology

variety of high-magnesium olivine basalt

toadstone

geology

amygdaloidal basalt found in Derbyshire

whinstone

rock

dark fine-grained rock like basalt used in construction

basaltic

adj.

geology

relating to or containing basalt

flood basalt

geology

very large basalt lava flow that forms a plateau

Examples of basalt in a sentence

Ancient lava flows turned into basalt over time.
The artist crafted a beautiful vase from basalt.
Basalt was commonly used in ancient ceramic art.

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French:basalte, poterie en basalte, ...
German:Basalt, Basaltkeramik, ...
Italian:basalto, ceramica in basalto, ...
Spanish:basalto, cerámica de basalto, ...
Portuguese:basalto, cerâmica de basalto, ...
Chinese:玄武岩, 玄武岩陶器, ...
Japanese:玄武岩, バサルト陶器, ...
Arabic:بازَلْت, فَخّار أَسْوَد, ...
Hebrew:בַּזֶּלֶת, כְּלִי חֶרֶס שָׁחוֹר, ...
Russian:базальт, базальтовая керамика, ...
Ukrainian:базальт, ...
Hindi:बेसाल्ट, बेसाल्ट बर्तन, ...
Bengali:বেসাল্ট, ...
Catalan:basalt, ...
Czech:čedič, černá keramika, ...
Danish:basalt, basaltkeramik, ...
Dutch:basalt, zwart aardewerk, ...
Greek:βασάλτης, κεραμικά βασάλτη, ...
Hungarian:bazalt, fekete mázatlan kerámia, ...
Khmer:ថ្មបាសាល់, គ្រឿងស្មូនខ្មៅមិនស្រោប, ...
Korean:현무암, 현무암 도자기, ...
Persian:بازالت, بازلت, ...
Polish:bazalt, ...
Portuguese (BR):basalto, cerâmica de basalto, ...
Romanian:bazalt, ceramică din bazalt, ...
Swedish:basalt, basaltkeramik, ...
Thai:หินบะซอลต์, เครื่องปั้นดินเผาบะซอลต์, ...
Turkish:bazalt, bazalt çömlek, ...
Vietnamese:đá bazan, đồ gốm basalt, ...

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Definition of basalt - Reverso English Dictionary

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