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eclogite

UK/ˈɛklədʒʌɪt/

eclogite noun: a coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet.

Noun

eclogite (countable and uncountable, plural eclogites)

  1. A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet.
    • Assiduoud field-workers have discovered little pods of a rock called eclogite in the rocks around San Bernardino.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 101

eclogite meaning in Bengali

eclogite in Bengali

কোয়ার্টজ এবং ফেল্ডস্পারের মিশ্রণ

Forms of eclogite

pluraleclogites

Origin of eclogite

From Ancient Greek ἐκλογή (eklogḗ, “selection”), + -ite.

Words formed from eclogite

Questions about eclogite

What does eclogite mean?
Eclogite means a coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet.
What is eclogite in Bengali?
Eclogite in Bengali is কোয়ার্টজ এবং ফেল্ডস্পারের মিশ্রণ. See Eclogite meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is eclogite?
Eclogite is a noun.
How do you pronounce eclogite?
Eclogite is pronounced /ˈɛklədʒʌɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of eclogite?
The plural of eclogite is eclogites.

Words near eclogite in the dictionary

  1. ecliptical
  2. ecliptick
  3. eclipticks
  4. ecliptics
  5. eclog
  6. eclogite
  7. eclogites
  8. eclogitic
  9. eclogitisation
  10. eclogitization
  11. eclogitize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: eclogite (page history and authors); eclogite (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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