basalt (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *basalt*:
NOUN	substance	basalt	the commonest type of solidified lava

basalt > pronunciation
Sounds	bahsao'lt
Rhymes	asphalt ... vault: 13 rhymes with aolt...

English > *basalt*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	The commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene.
Broader	volcanic rock	extrusive igneous rock solidified near or on the surface of the Earth
Substances	plagioclase, oligoclase	Any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks
Substances	pyroxene	Any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in igneous and metamorphic rocks
Spanish	basalto
Catalan	basalt
Adjectives	basaltic	of or relating to or containing basalt

HyperDic: basalt