Meanings
nountrachyte (countable and uncountable, plural trachytes)
plural trachytes
- countableuncountablegeographyA pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase.
The type of rock that results is often described as trachyte and contains abundant crystals of a different kind of alkali-rich feldspar, such as sanidine, rather than plagioclase.
2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 52
Origin
- Ancient Greekτρᾱχύς“rough”
- Frenchtrachyte
- Englishtrachyte
From French trachyte, from Ancient Greek τρᾱχύς (trākhús, “rough”).
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Dutch trachiet
- trachietpale igneous rock
Finnish trakyytti
- trakyyttipale igneous rock
French trachyte
- trachytepale igneous rock
German Trachyt
- Trachytpale igneous rock
Māori ōpunga
- ōpungapale igneous rock
Russian трахи́т
- трахи́т (traxít)pale igneous rock
Spanish traquita
- traquitapale igneous rock
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APA
trachyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trachyte
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“trachyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trachyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trachyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trachyte.
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