Explore further
Words connected by meaning
Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.
Albite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of the feldspar family, triclinic in crystallization, and in composition a silicate of alumina and soda. It is a common cons…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Anorthite
noun · 78% connection
A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Augite
noun · 78% connection
A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also used instead of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Bacterium
noun · 78% connection
A microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in putref…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Basalt
noun · 78% connection
A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Chrysolite
noun · 78% connection
a brown or yellow-green olivine found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Deuterogenic
adjective · 78% connection
Of secondary origin; -- said of certain rocks whose material has been derived from older rocks.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Diabase
noun · 78% connection
A basic, dark-colored, holocrystalline, igneous rock, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and pyroxene with magnetic iron;…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Diallage
noun · 78% connection
A dark green or bronze-colored laminated variety of pyroxene, common in certain igneous rocks.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Dike
noun · 78% connection
A wall-like mass of mineral matter, usually an intrusion of igneous rocks, filling up rents or fissures in the original strata.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Diorite
noun · 78% connection
An igneous, crystalline in structure, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and hornblende. It includes part of what was call…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Dolerite
noun · 78% connection
A dark-colored, basic, igneous rock, composed essentially of pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with magnetic iron. By many authors it…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Eruptive
adjective · 78% connection
Produced by eruption; as, eruptive rocks, such as the igneous or volcanic.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Gneiss
noun · 78% connection
A crystalline rock, consisting, like granite, of quartz, feldspar, and mica, but having these materials, especially the mica, arranged…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Greenstone
noun · 78% connection
A name formerly applied rather loosely to certain dark-colored igneous rocks, including diorite, diabase, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Hyalophane
noun · 78% connection
A species of the feldspar group containing barium. See Feldspar.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Igneous
adjective · 78% connection
Resulting from, or produced by, the action of fire; as, lavas and basalt are igneous rocks.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
Labradorite
noun · 78% connection
A kind of feldspar commonly showing a beautiful play of colors, and hence much used for ornamental purposes. The finest specimens come…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: slender, elongated, like, lath, said.
