Basalt

Pronunciation

• Canada IPA: /ˈbæsÉ’lt/
• RP IPA: /ˈbæsÉ™lt/
• US IPA: /bəˈsɑːlt/, IPA: /ˈbeɪsɔːlt/

Origin

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης, from βάσανος (basanos, "touchstone"), from Egyptian

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bawḥan 'slate'.

Full definition of basalt

Noun

1. (mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, it makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
2. A type of unglazed pottery.

Derived terms

• basaltic

Anagrams

• tablas