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English 1 sense of the word basalt:
NOUNsubstancebasaltthe commonest type of solidified lava
basalt pronunciation
Soundsbahsao'lt
Rhymesasphalt ... vault: 13 rhymes with aolt...
Englishbasalt: 1 sense noun 1, substance
MeaningThe commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene.
Broadervolcanic rockextrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth
Substancesplagioclase, oligoclaseAny of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks
pyroxeneAny of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks
Spanishbasalto
Catalanbasalt
Adjectivesbasalticof or relating to or containing basalt

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