andesite
(noun) a dark grey volcanic rock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
andesite (countable and uncountable, plural andesites)
(geology) A class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
Source: Wiktionary
An"des*ite, n. (Min.)
Definition: An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
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