| 单词 | xenolith |
| 释义 | xenolith[ zen-l-ith ] / ˈzɛn l ɪθ / noun Petrography.a rock fragment foreign to the igneous rock in which it is embedded. Also called inclusion. Origin of xenolithFirst recorded in 1900–05; xeno- + -lith OTHER WORDS FROM xenolithxen·o·lith·ic, adjectiveWords nearby xenolithxenogeneic, xenogenesis, xenogenic, xenoglossia, xenograft, xenolith, xenomorphic, xenon, xenon-133, xenon arc, xenon hexafluoride Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for xenolithxenolith / (ˈzɛnəlɪθ) / nouna fragment of rock differing in origin, composition, structure, etc, from the igneous rock enclosing it Derived forms of xenolithxenolithic, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for xenolithxenolith [ zĕn′ə-lĭth′, zē′nə- ] A rock fragment foreign to the igneous mass in which it occurs. Xenoliths usually become incorporated into a cooling magma body when pieces of the rock into which the magma was injected break off and fall into it. Compare xenocryst. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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