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migmatite

Noun CEFR B2
ˈmɪɡmətʌɪt

Definitions

Any rock of mixed appearance, being an intimate mixture of granite and older rock, specifically from intense metamorphism which partially melts the rock, causing it to recrystallize in a state intermediate between igneous and metamorphic.

Equivalents

Françaismigmatite
3 more languages
Esperantomigmatito
Suomimigmatiittiseoskivi
Românămigmatit

Examples

“More specifically, many of these rocks are described as migmatites, in which the pink veins seem to blend insensibly into a kind of swirling granite.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

migmatization Mignano mignardise Mignogna Mignola Mignon

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