wall rock

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawl rok]
- /wɔl rɒk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawl rok]
- /wɔl rɒk/

Definitions of wall rock words

noun wall rock the rock forming the walls of a vein. 1
noun wall rock rock that is immediately adjacent to a mineral vein, fault, or igneous intrusion 0
noun wall rock the rock mass on either side of a fault or vein 0

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Origin of wall rock

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Wall rock

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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wall rock popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% 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.

wall rock usage trend in Literature

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