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Definition: SPHERULITE |
SPHERULITENoun1. A minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as obsidian and pearlstone. |
| Domain | Definition |
Mining | A. A rounded or spherical mass of acicular crystals, commonly of feldspar, radiating from a central point. Spherulites may range in size from microscopic to several centimeters in diameter. Also spelled: sphaerolite b. Any more or less spherical body or coarsely crystalline aggregate with a radial internal structure arranged around one or more centers, varying in size from microscopic grains to objects many centimeters in diameter, formed in a sedimentary rock in the place where it is now found; e.g., a minute particle of chalcedony in certain limestones, or a large carbonate concretion or nodule in shale. CF:spherite; variole c. A small (0.5 to 5 mm in diameter), spherical or spheroidal particle composed of a thin, dense calcareous outer layer with a sparry calcite core. It can originate by recrystallization or by biologic processe e.g., a minute particle of chalcedony in certain limestones, or a large carbonate concretion or nodule in shale. CF:spherite; variole. (references) |
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Crosswords: SPHERULITE |
| English words defined with "SPHERULITE": Sphaerulite, Spherulitic. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "SPHERULITE": axiolite ♦ spherocrystal. (references) |
| "SPHERULITE" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "SPHERULITE" is used about 7 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 7 | 133,076 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "SPHERULITE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Hungarian | szferolit. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | erulitesphay сферолит. (various references) | ||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "SPHERULITE": spherulites. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "SPHERULITE" (pronounced 'Spher"u*lite'): Aciculite, Aerolite, Agalmatolite, Ampelite, Antholite, Anthophyllite, Anthropolite, Apophyllite, Arenicolite, Argillite, Asterophyllite, Baculite, Blite, Botryolite, Byssolite, Carnallite, Carpolite, Cerolite, Chesterlite, Chiastolite, Chrysolite, Coccolite, Coprolite, Corallite, Crocidolite, Cryolite, Crystallite, Danalite, Datolite, Daubreelite, Embolite, Fibrolite, Foralite, Francolite, Frost-blite, Globulite, halite, Homilite, impolite, Krokidolite, Kryolite, Lherzolite, Lithiophilite, Longulite, Lucullite, Lunulite, Malacolite, Marmolite, Melilite, Mellite. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-h-i-l-p-r-s-t-u" | |
-2 letters: epistler, luthiers, peltries, perlites, philters, philtres, plushier, reptiles, spherule, sulphite, superhit, superlie, telphers. | |
-3 letters: epistle, heister, helpers, hipster, hirples, hirsute, hurlies, hurtles, hustler, leister, leisure, lustier, luthier, pelites, pelters, perlite, pestier, petrels, philter, philtre, plusher, prithee, puerile, pushier, replies, reptile, repulse, reputes, respelt, respite, resplit, retiles, ruliest, rutiles, shelter, sheltie, slither, spelter. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-h-i-l-p-r-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: lectureship, spherulites. | |
+2 letters: laureateship, lectureships, upholsteries. | |
+3 letters: laureateships, superthriller. | |
+4 letters: hypersexuality, hyperstimulate, reupholstering, superthrillers. | |
+5 letters: hyperstimulated, hyperstimulates, phenylthioureas. | |
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