igneous rock in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for igneous rock in the English»Italian Dictionary

igneous rock N U and C GEOL

igneous rock

roccia f ignea

Translations for igneous rock in the Italian»English Dictionary

roccia ignea

igneous rock

Translations for igneous rock in the English»Italian Dictionary

igneous [Brit ˈɪɡnɪəs, Am ˈiɡniəs] ADJ GEOL

igneous

igneo

I.rock¹ [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] N

1. rock U (substance):

rock

roccia f

solid, molten rock

roccia viva, fusa

hewn out of solid rock

scavato or tagliato nella roccia

2. rock C (boulder):

rock

masso m

rock

macigno m

the ship hit the rocks

le nave urtò gli scogli

on the rocks NAUT

contro gli scogli or sulle rocce

on the rocks drink

on the rocks

to be on the rocks fig marriage:

essere in crisi

to be on the rocks fig marriage:

naufragare

3. rock (stone):

rock

pietra f

“falling rocks”

“caduta massi”

4. rock Brit (sweet):

rock

= grossa caramella dura di forma cilindrica su cui è scritto il nome della località turistica in cui è venduta

5. rock gener. pl (diamond):

rock inf

diamante m

6. rock inf:

rock (in drug addicts' slang) (crack)

crack m

II.rocks N

rocks npl vulg sl (testicles):

rocks

palle f

to get one's rocks off

spassarsela

III.rock¹ [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk]

caught between a rock and a hard place

trovarsi tra l'incudine e il martello

as firm or solid as a rock

saldo come la roccia

as hard as a rock

duro come un diamante

I.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] N

rock

rock m

rock before n band, concert, musician

rock

rock industry

del rock

rock music

rock m

II.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] VB trans

1. rock (move gently):

rock cradle

dondolare

rock baby, boat

cullare

she sat rocking herself in her chair

stava seduta dondolandosi sulla sedia

I rocked the baby to sleep

cullai il bambino per farlo addormentare

2. rock (shake):

rock tremor, bomb: town

scuotere, fare vibrare, sconquassare

rock scandal, revelation: party, government

fare tremare, turbare, scombussolare

rock waves: vessel

sballottare

III.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] VB intr

1. rock (sway):

rock person, cradle:

dondolare

to rock to and fro, back and forth

ondeggiare su e giù, avanti e indietro

to rock with laughter

torcersi or sbellicarsi dalle risate

2. rock (shake):

rock earth, ground, building:

tremare

3. rock (dance):

to rock (away)

ballare

by midnight, the place is rocking inf

per mezzanotte, la serata si anima

igneous rock in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for igneous rock in the English»Italian Dictionary

igneous [ˈɪg·ni·əs] ADJ

igneous

igneo, -a

rock¹ [rɑ:k] N

1. rock GEO:

rock

roccia f

rock in sea

scoglio m

2. rock (music):

rock

rock m

Phrases:

to be stuck between a rock and hard place

essere tra l'incudine e il martello

as solid as a rock

saldo come una roccia

to be on the rocks

andare a rotoli

whiskey on the rocks

whisky con ghiaccio

I.rock² [rɑ:k] VB trans

1. rock (swing):

rock

dondolare

2. rock (shock):

rock

scuotere

II.rock² [rɑ:k] VB intr

rock

dondolare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An igneous rock with larger, clearly discernible crystals embedded in a finer-grained matrix is termed porphyry.

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The texture is often found in extrusive aphanitic, or glassy, igneous rock.

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Detailed surveys established that the seeps did not exist, and that much of the region was composed of non-oil-bearing igneous rock, ending speculation.

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A similar type of crystal is a "phenocryst", a large crystal in an igneous rock.

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This is picrite -- a type of igneous rock that crystallizes as magma from the mantle heads upward.

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A mnemonic term for the ferromagnesian and other non-felsic minerals actually present in an igneous rock rich in dark (ferromagnesian) minerals (60% by volume).

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It is an igneous rock and may be a mugearite, a sodium rich oligoclase-bearing basaltic trachyandesite.

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Its igneous rock consists mostly of pyroxenite and gabbro.

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The sedimentary and igneous rock between the land masses were intensely folded and faulted, and were subjected to varying degrees of intense metamorphism.

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The matrix of an igneous rock consists of finer grained, often microscopic, crystals in which larger crystals (phenocrysts) are embedded.

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