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phonolite

US/ˈfoʊ.nəˌlaɪt/

phonolite noun: a light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars.

phonolite: a light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars
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Noun

phonolite (countable and uncountable, plural phonolites)

  1. A light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars.
    • The Lomekwi tools are far larger and are made of basalt and phonolite—rocks that are denser than the quartz and quartzite rocks the capuchins use.2017 January, Kate Wong, “Monkeys Make Stone ‘Tools’ That Bear a Striking Resemblance to Early Human Artifacts”, in Scientific American, New York, N.Y.: Springer Nature America, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC...
    Synonyms:
    clinkstone

Synonyms of phonolite

Forms of phonolite

pluralphonolites

Origin of phonolite

From phono- + -lite, from the metallic sound when it is hit.

Words formed from phonolite

Questions about phonolite

What does phonolite mean?
Phonolite means a light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars.
What part of speech is phonolite?
Phonolite is a noun.
How do you pronounce phonolite?
Phonolite is pronounced /ˈfoʊ.nəˌlaɪt/ (US).
What is the plural of phonolite?
The plural of phonolite is phonolites.

Words near phonolite in the dictionary

  1. phonography
  2. phonoideogram
  3. phonoideograms
  4. phonol
  5. phonolexical
  6. phonolite
  7. phonolites
  8. phonolitic
  9. phonolocate
  10. phonolocated
  11. phonologer

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