psammite

[ sam-ahyt ]

/ ˈsæm aɪt /

noun Geology.

any sandstone.

Also called arenite.

Origin of psammite

1880–85; <Greek psámm(os) sand + -ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM psammite

psam·mit·ic

[sa-mit-ik], /sæˈmɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby psammite

Psalms, Psalms, Book of, Psalter, psalterium, psaltery, psammite, psammocarcinoma, psammoma, psammoma body, psammomatous meningioma, psammophyte

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Example sentences from the Web for psammite

The ranges were composed of a Psammite, which was frequently baked, probably by neighbouring out-bursts of igneous rock.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
It seems to me to be a clayey sandstone (Psammite) penetrated by silica.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
The prevailing rock was talc-schiste, alternating with layers of psammite.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt

British Dictionary definitions for psammite

psammite

/ (ˈsæmaɪt) /

noun

a rare name for sandstone

Derived forms of psammite

psammitic (sæˈmɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for psammite

C19: from Greek psammos sand

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单词	psammite
释义	psammite [ sam-ahyt ] / ˈsæm aɪt / noun Geology. any sandstone. Also called arenite. Origin of psammite 1880–85; <Greek psámm(os) sand + -ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM psammite psam·mit·ic [sa-mit-ik], /sæˈmɪt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby psammite Psalms, Psalms, Book of, Psalter, psalterium, psaltery, psammite, psammocarcinoma, psammoma, psammoma body, psammomatous meningioma, psammophyte Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for psammite The ranges were composed of a Psammite, which was frequently baked, probably by neighbouring out-bursts of igneous rock. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia\|Ludwig Leichhardt It seems to me to be a clayey sandstone (Psammite) penetrated by silica. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia\|Ludwig Leichhardt The prevailing rock was talc-schiste, alternating with layers of psammite. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia\|Ludwig Leichhardt British Dictionary definitions for psammite psammite / (ˈsæmaɪt) / noun a rare name for sandstone Derived forms of psammite psammitic (sæˈmɪtɪk), adjective Word Origin for psammite C19: from Greek psammos sand 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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