igneous rock

noun

One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive).

Meanings

nounigneous rock (countable and uncountable, plural igneous rocks)

plural igneous rocks

  1. countableuncountablegeographyOne of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive).

Translations

Arabic صَخَر نَارِيّ
  • صَخَر نَارِيّ (ṣaḵar nāriyy)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Basque arroka igneo
  • arroka igneoone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Bulgarian магмени скали
  • магмени скали (magmeni skali)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Catalan roques ígnies
  • roques ígniesone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Chinese Mandarin 岩漿岩 /岩浆岩, 火成岩
  • 岩漿岩 /岩浆岩 (yánjiāngyán)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • 火成岩 (huǒchéngyán)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Czech magmatická hornina, vyvřelá hornina
  • magmatická horninaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • vyvřelá horninaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Dutch stollingsgesteente
  • stollingsgesteenteone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Esperanto magmaj petroj
  • magmaj petrojone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Estonian tardkivim
  • tardkivimone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Finnish magmakivi, magmakivilaji
  • magmakivione of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • magmakivilajione of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
French roche magmatique
  • roche magmatiqueone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
German magmatisches Gestein, Erstarrungsgestein
  • magmatisches Gesteinone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • Erstarrungsgesteinone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Hebrew סלע יסוד
  • סלע יסודone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Hindi आग्नेय शैल
  • आग्नेय शैल (āgney śail)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Hungarian magmás kőzet
  • magmás kőzetone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Icelandic storkuberg
  • storkubergone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Indonesian batuan beku
  • batuan bekuone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Irish bruthcharraig, carraig dhoigheartha
  • bruthcharraigone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • carraig dhoighearthaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Italian roccia magmatica
  • roccia magmaticaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Japanese 火成岩
  • 火成岩 (kaseigan)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Korean 화성암
  • 화성암 (hwaseong'am)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Lithuanian magminė uoliena
  • magminė uolienaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Malay batuan igneus
  • batuan igneusone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Māori toka ngiha
  • toka ngihaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Norwegian magmatisk bergart
  • magmatisk bergartone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Persian سنگ آذرین
  • سنگ آذرین (sang-e âzarin)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Polish skały magmowe
  • skały magmoweone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Portuguese rocha ígnea, pedra ígnea
  • rocha ígneaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
  • pedra ígneaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Romanian rocă magmatică
  • rocă magmaticăone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Russian магмати́ческие го́рные поро́ды
  • магмати́ческие го́рные поро́ды (magmatíčeskije górnyje poródy)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Slovak vyvretá hornina
  • vyvretá horninaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Spanish roca ígnea
  • roca ígneaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Swedish magmatisk bergart
  • magmatisk bergartone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Tagalog apuying bato
  • apuying batoone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Tamil தீப்பாறை
  • தீப்பாறை (tīppāṟai)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Thai หินอัคนี
  • หินอัคนี (hĭn àknee)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Turkish magmatik kayaçlar
  • magmatik kayaçlarone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Ukrainian магматичні гірські породи
  • магматичні гірські породи (mahmatyčni hirsʹki porody)one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Vietnamese đá mácma
  • đá mácmaone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Welsh craig igneaidd
  • craig igneaiddone of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

“igneous rock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/igneous%20rock. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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