Meanings
adjectiveaphanitic (comparative more aphanitic, superlative most aphanitic)
comparative more aphanitic · superlative most aphanitic
- geographyPertaining to aphanites, igneous rocks composed of microscopic mineral crystals (fine grains too small to be visible to the naked eye.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Hellenic*epʰaňňómān
- Ancient Greekφαίνομαι (phaínomai)
- Ancient Greekἀφανής (aphanḗs)
- Englishaphanite
- Englishaphanitic
Translations
Polish afanitowy
- afanitowyhaving crystals too fine to be seen by the naked eye
Portuguese afanítico
- afaníticohaving crystals too fine to be seen by the naked eye
Spanish afanítico
- afaníticohaving crystals too fine to be seen by the naked eye
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with aphanitic
criticanalyticcatalyticSemiticparalyticcliticgranulocyticdiacriticUgariticchondriticencliticneriticamylohydrolyticanti-semiticArvaniticautolyticbiolyticdialyticEthiosemiticHadramitichelicitichepatiticHimyariticisolytic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
aphanitic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphanitic
MLA
“aphanitic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphanitic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aphanitic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aphanitic.
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