augite

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noun

A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.

OriginLatin augītēs →
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Meanings

nounaugite (countable and uncountable, plural augites)

plural augites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.

Origin

  1. Latinaugītēs
  2. Englishaugite

From Latin augītēs.

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Translations

Catalan augita
  • augitapyroxene mineral
Estonian augiit
  • augiitpyroxene mineral
Finnish augiitti
  • augiittipyroxene mineral
French augite
  • augitepyroxene mineral
German Augit
  • Augitpyroxene mineral
Italian augite
  • augitepyroxene mineral
Polish augit
  • augitpyroxene mineral
Romanian augit
  • augitpyroxene mineral
Russian авги́т
  • авги́т (avgít)pyroxene mineral
Spanish augita
  • augitapyroxene mineral
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