augite
English
Etymology
From Latin augītēs.
Noun
augite (countable and uncountable, plural augites)
- (mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.
Translations
pyroxene mineral
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Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Augite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “augite”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
French
Noun
augite f (plural augites)
- (mineralogy) augite
Descendants
- → Romanian: augit
Further reading
- “augite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /awˈd͡ʒi.te/
- Rhymes: -ite
- Hyphenation: au‧gì‧te
Noun
augite f (plural augiti)
- (mineralogy) augite
Anagrams
- guaite