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ilmenite

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO3

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a weakly magnetic black mineral found in metamorphic and plutonic rocks; an iron titanium oxide in crystalline form; a source of titanium

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: mineral

History

Etymology

Named after Ilmen Mountains in Russia + -ite in 1827.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ilmeniet — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Armenian: իլմենիտ (ilmenit) — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Azerbaijani: ilmenit — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Belarusian: ільменіт (ilʹmjenit) — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Catalan: ilmenita — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鈦鐵礦 /钛铁矿 — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Czech: ilmenit — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Dutch: ilmeniet — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Estonian: ilmeniit — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Finnish: ilmeniitti — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • French: ilménite — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • German: Ilmenit — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Greek: ιλμενίτης (ilmenítis) — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Hebrew: אילמניט (ʼīlmenīṭ) — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Hungarian: ilmenit — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Italian: ilmenite — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Japanese: イルメナイト (irumenaito) — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Lithuanian: ilmenitas — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Polish: ilmenit — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Portuguese: ilmenita — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Russian: ильменит (ilʹmenit) — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Serbo-Croatian: ilmenit — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Slovak: ilmenit — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Spanish: ilmenita — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Turkish: ilmenit — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral
  • Ukrainian: ільменіт (ilʹmenit) — a weakly magnetic dark gray mineral