| 单词 | arkose |
| 释义 | arkose[ ahr-kohs ] / ˈɑr koʊs / nouna granular sedimentary rock composed of quartz and feldspar or mica; a feldspathic sandstone. Origin of arkoseBorrowed into English from French around 1830–40 OTHER WORDS FROM arkosear·ko·sic, adjectiveWords nearby arkoseArkansas stone, Arkansas toothpick, Arkansawyer, Arkhangelsk, Arkie, arkose, ark shell, arkwright, arkwright furniture, ARL, Arlberg Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for arkose
British Dictionary definitions for arkosearkose / (ˈɑːkəʊs) / nouna sandstone consisting of grains of feldspar and quartz cemented by a mixture of quartz and clay minerals Word Origin for arkoseC19: from French 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 arkosearkose [ är′kōs ] A usually pinkish or red sandstone consisting primarily of quartz and feldspar. Arkose usually forms as the result of the rapid disintegration of granite in areas of vigorous erosion. Its grains are usually angular and poorly sorted (mixed randomly in differing sizes). The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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