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noun
A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a dark coarse-grained igneous rock consisting principally of olivine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: igneous rock
Narrower terms: kimberlite
History
Etymology tree English peridot Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English peridotite From peridot + -ite.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
