andesite
/ˈæn.dɪˌsaɪt/
andesite noun: any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
Noun
andesite (countable and uncountable, plural andesites)
- Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
andesite meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Indonesian
andesite in Tamil
- எரிமலைப் படிகப்பாறை வகை
andesite in Bengali
- এক ধরনের আগ্নেয় শিলা
andesite in Indonesian
- any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock
- andesit
Forms of andesite
| plural | andesites |
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Origin of andesite
From Andes + -ite.
Words formed from andesite
Questions about andesite
- What does andesite mean?
- Andesite means any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
- What is andesite in Tamil?
- Andesite in Tamil is எரிமலைப் படிகப்பாறை வகை. See Andesite meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is andesite?
- Andesite is a noun.
- How do you pronounce andesite?
- Andesite is pronounced /ˈæn.dɪˌsaɪt/.
- What is the plural of andesite?
- The plural of andesite is andesites.
Words near andesite in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: andesite (page history and authors); andesite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); andesite (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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