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basalte

basalte is the obsolete form of basalt.

Meaning of basalt

Noun

basalt (countable and uncountable, plural basalts)

  1. A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
  2. A type of unglazed pottery.

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Forms of basalte

pluralbasaltes

Questions about basalte

What is basalte the obsolete form of?
Basalte is the obsolete form of basalt.

Words near basalte in the dictionary

  1. basalmost
  2. basaloid
  3. basalolateral
  4. basals
  5. basalt
  6. basalte
  7. basaltes
  8. basaltic
  9. basaltic magma
  10. basaltic magmas
  11. basaltically

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