pitchstone

pitch·stone

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pich-stohn]
- /ˈpɪtʃˌstoʊn/
- /pˈɪtʃstəʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pich-stohn]
- /ˈpɪtʃˌstoʊn/

Definitions of pitchstone word

noun pitchstone a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch. 1
noun pitchstone a dark glassy acid volcanic rock similar in composition to granite, usually intruded as dykes, sills, etc 0
noun pitchstone a volcanic glass that somewhat resembles pitch and has a higher percentage of water than obsidian or other glassy rocks 0

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Origin of pitchstone

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

1775-85; translation of German Pechstein. See pitch2, stone

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Parts of speech for Pitchstone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pitchstone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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