dacite

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UK/ˈdeɪsaɪt/

noun

An igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.

OriginGerman Dazit ← Latin Dācia →
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Meanings

noundacite (plural dacites)

plural dacites

  1. geographyAn igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content.

Origin

  1. LatinDācia“greater Romania”
  2. GermanDazit
  3. Englishdacite

From German Dazit, from Latin Dācia (“greater Romania”). First used in 1863 by Austrian geologists Franz von Hauer and Guido Stache, in a description of the geology of Transylvania.

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Translations

Basque dazita
  • dazitaan igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Catalan dacita
  • dacitaan igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Chinese Mandarin 英安岩
  • 英安岩 (yīng'ānyán)an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Czech dacit
  • dacitan igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Danish dacit
  • dacitan igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Dutch daciet
  • dacietan igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Estonian datsiit
  • datsiitan igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Finnish dasiitti
  • dasiittian igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
French dacite
  • dacitean igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
German Dazit
  • Dazitan igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Hungarian dácit
  • dácitan igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Italian dacite
  • dacitean igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Japanese デイサイト
  • デイサイト (deisaito)an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Korean 데이사이트
  • 데이사이트 (deisaiteu)an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Norwegian dacitt
  • dacittan igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Polish dacyt
  • dacytan igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Portuguese dacito
  • dacitoan igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Russian дацит
  • дацит (dacit)an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Slovak dacit
  • dacitan igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Spanish dacita
  • dacitaan igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Swedish dacit
  • dacitan igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Ukrainian дацит
  • дацит (dacyt)an igneous, volcanic rock with a high iron content
Cite this entry
APA

dacite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dacite

MLA

“dacite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dacite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dacite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dacite.

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