Plural of basalt
regular plural
The plural of basalt is basalts.
Forms of basalt
| Singular | basalt /ˈbæs.ɒlt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | basalts |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Basalts in a sentence
- The olivine crystals in most basalts are imperfect, lacking clear crystal faces.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 51. From the entry olivine
- It resembles the analcite basalts of the Highwood Mountains, in Montana, and the monchiquites of Brazil.1917, Geological Survey (U.S.), Professional Paper (issue 93, page 84). From the entry monchiquite
- Several delessites and chloropals occurring in basalts have a composition very close to that of the glass.1905, B. K. Emerson, “Plumose diabase and palagonite from the Holyoke trap sheet”, in Bulletin of the Geological Society of America…. From the entry chloropal
- Typically high velocity lithological units like salt, anhydrites or basalts are the dominating monolithic units where they occur.2017, Enwenode Onajite, Practical Solutions to Integrated Oil and Gas Reservoir Analysis, →ISBN. From the entry peg-leg
- The alkali basalts are fine-grained in hand specimen with scattered phenocrysts of greenish olivine up to 5 mm in size.2011, M. C. Bruce, “Geodiversity of the Southern Barrington Tops Lava Field, New South Wales: A Study in Petrology and Geochemistry”, in…. From the entry clinopyroxene
Meaning of basalt
- noun A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
- noun A type of unglazed pottery.
Questions about the plural of basalt
- What is the plural of basalt?
- The plural of basalt is basalts.
- Is basalt countable?
- Basalt is a countable and uncountable noun.
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