nephelinite

neph·e·lin·ite

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nef-uh-luh-nahyt]
- /ˈnɛf ə ləˌnaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nef-uh-luh-nahyt]
- /ˈnɛf ə ləˌnaɪt/

Definitions of nephelinite word

noun nephelinite a fine-grained, dark rock of volcanic origin, essentially a basalt containing nepheline but no feldspar and little or no olivine. 1
noun nephelinite a fine-grained basic laval rock consisting of pyroxene and nepheline 0
noun nephelinite a grayish, fine-grained or porphyritic igneous rock composed mainly of nepheline and pyroxene 0

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Origin of nephelinite

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; nepheline + -ite1

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Parts of speech for Nephelinite

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Nephelinite

nephelinite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

nephelinite usage trend in Literature

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