andesite

See also: andésite

English

Etymology

From Andes +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæn.dɪˌsaɪt/, /ˈæn.dəˌsaɪt/

Noun

andesite (countable and uncountable, plural andesites)

1. (geology) Any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.

Andesite sample

Derived terms

• andesitic

Translations

any of a class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 安山岩 (zh) (ānshānyán)

• Esperanto: andezito
• Finnish: andesiitti
• French: andésite (fr) f
• Greek: ανδεσίτης (el) m (andesítis)
• Indonesian: andesit (id)
• Italian: andesite m
• Japanese: 安山岩 (ja) (anzangan)
• Maori: kōkawa
• Polish: andezyt (pl) m
• Portuguese: andesito (pt) m, andesita f, andesite f
• Russian: андези́т (ru) m (andezít)
• Turkish: andezit (tr)

Italian

Noun

andesite m (plural andesiti)

1. (geology) andesite

Anagrams

• desiante, desinate, diesante

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.deˈzi.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.deˈzi.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.deˈzi.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.dɨˈzi.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: an‧de‧si‧te

Noun

andesite f (plural andesites) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. Alternative form of andesito