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Meaning of trachyte | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈtɹeɪkʌɪt/

Definitions

A pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Trachyt
Español traquita
Suomi trakyytti
Français trachyte
Nederlands trachiet
Русский трахи́т

Examples

“The type of rock that results is often described as trachyte and contains abundant crystals of a different kind of alkali-rich feldspar, such as sanidine, rather than plagioclase.”

CEFR level

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

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