单词 | pelite |
释义 | pelite[ pee-lahyt ] / ˈpi laɪt / noun Geology.any clayey rock, as mudstone or shale. Origin of pelite1875–80; <Greek pēl(ós) clay, earth + -ite1 OTHER WORDS FROM pelitepe·lit·ic [pi-lit-ik], /pɪˈlɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby pelitepelike, Pelion, peliosis, peliosis hepatis, pelisse, pelite, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, Pella, pellagra, pellagra-preventive factor, pellagrin Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for pelitepelite / (ˈpiːlaɪt) / nounany argillaceous rock such as shale Derived forms of pelitepelitic (pɪˈlɪtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for peliteC19: from Greek pēlos mud 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 Scientific definitions for pelitepelite [ pē′līt′ ] A sediment or sedimentary rock composed of fine fragments, as of clay or mud. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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