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migmatite

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈmɪɡmətʌɪt/

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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History

Etymology

From Swedish migmatit, from Ancient Greek μίγμα (mígma, “mixture”) + Swedish -it (“-ite”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: migmatito — Intimate mixture of granite and older rock
  • Finnish: seoskivi — Intimate mixture of granite and older rock
  • Finnish: migmatiitti — Intimate mixture of granite and older rock
  • Norwegian Bokmål: migmatitt — Intimate mixture of granite and older rock
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: migmatitt — Intimate mixture of granite and older rock
  • Romanian: migmatit — Intimate mixture of granite and older rock