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Meaning of Orthoclase | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Potassium aluminum silicate, KAlSi₃O₈, a common feldspar of igneous, plutonic, and metamorphic rocks. Orthoclase is the main feldspar of pegmatite occurrences, where it is most commonly flesh-colored. Orthoclase is used in the ceramic and glass industries and as a decorative gravel.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الأورثوكلاز - تشكيلة سليكات الألمنيوم
Deutsch Orthoklas
Español ortoclasa ortosa
Suomi ortoklaasi
Français orthoclase
日本語 正長石
Қазақша ортоклаз
한국어 정장석
Nederlands orthoklaas
Português ortoclase
Română ortoză
Русский ортоклаз
Svenska ortoklas
Türkçe ortoklaz

CEFR level

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

orthocleavage orthocomplement orthocomplementation orthocone orthoconglomerate orthoconoscope

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