oolithe

olit

Definition

Definition of oolithe - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

grains

TECH.

petits grains ronds de calcaire qui ressemblent à des œufs de poisson

TECH.

Les oolithes forment des couches sédimentaires dans cette région calcaire.

globule

granule

perle

géologie

TECH.

roche calcaire composée de petits grains ronds collés ensemble

TECH.

Cette carrière exploite un oolithe de très bonne qualité pour la construction.

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petits grains ronds de calcaire qui ressemblent à des œufs de poisson
roche calcaire composée de petits grains ronds collés ensemble

Origin of oolithe

grec, oolithos (pierre œuf)

Examples of oolithe in a sentence

Les oolithes témoignent d’anciens environnements aquatiques.
L’oolithe est souvent utilisée en sculpture.
On a trouvé un fossile dans un bloc d’oolithe.

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English:oolite, oolitic limestone, ...
German:Oolith, Oolithgestein, ...
Italian:oolite, roccia oolitica, ...
Spanish:oolito, ...
Portuguese:oolito, ...
Chinese:鲕粒, 球粒石, ...
Japanese:オーライト, オーリット, ...
Arabic:أوليتيت, أوليتي, ...
Hebrew:אוֹלִית, אוֹאוֹלִיט, ...
Russian:оолит, ...
Ukrainian:ооліт, ...
Catalan:oolita, ...
Danish:oolit, oolitkalk, ...
Dutch:oölith, oöliet, ...
Greek:ολιθοί, οολίθοι, ...
Khmer:គ្រាប់ថ្មកំបោរមូលតូច, ថ្មកំបោរគ្រាប់មូល, ...
Korean:운상석, 오올리트, ...
Polish:oolit, skała oolitowa, ...
Portuguese (BR):oolito, rocha oolítica, ...
Romanian:oolith, oolit, ...
Swedish:oolit, ...
Thai:เม็ดอูลิไทต์, หินอูลิธ, ...
Turkish:oolit, oolitik kireçtaşı, ...
Vietnamese:hạt đá vôi tròn, đá oolit, ...

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Definition of oolithe - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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Origin of oolithe

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