单词 | novaculite |
释义 | novaculite[ noh-vak-yuh-lahyt ] / noʊˈvæk yəˌlaɪt / noun Petrology.a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz. Origin of novaculite1790–1800; <Latin novācul(a) a sharp knife, razor + -ite1 Words nearby novaculitenouvelles, nouvelle vague, nov., nova, Novachord, novaculite, Nova Iguaçu, Novalis, Nova Lisboa, Novara, Nova Scotia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for novaculite
British Dictionary definitions for novaculitenovaculite / (nəʊˈvækjʊˌlaɪt) / nouna fine-grained dense hard rock containing quartz and feldspar: used as a whetstone Word Origin for novaculiteC18: from Latin novācula sharp knife, razor, from novāre to renew Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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