hornblende

horn·blende
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UK/ˈhɔːnˌblɛnd/US/ˈhɔɹnˌblɛnd/

noun

A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.

OriginGerman Hornblende →
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Meanings

nounhornblende (countable and uncountable, plural hornblendes)

plural hornblendes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.

Origin

  1. GermanHornblende
  2. Englishhornblende

From German Hornblende, from Horn (“horn”) + Blende (see blende).

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Translations

Finnish sarvivälke
  • sarvivälkea green to black amphibole mineral
French hornblende
  • hornblendea green to black amphibole mineral
German Hornblende
  • Hornblendea green to black amphibole mineral
Icelandic hornblendi
  • hornblendia green to black amphibole mineral
Italian orneblenda
  • orneblendaa green to black amphibole mineral
Portuguese horneblenda
  • horneblendaa green to black amphibole mineral
Russian рогова́я обма́нка
  • рогова́я обма́нка (rogovája obmánka)a green to black amphibole mineral
Spanish hornablenda, hornblenda
  • hornablendaa green to black amphibole mineral
  • hornblendaa green to black amphibole mineral
Tagalog ornablenda
  • ornablendaa green to black amphibole mineral

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hornblende

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APA

hornblende. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hornblende

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hornblende,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hornblende.

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