rhyolite

See also: Rhyolite

English

Etymology

Coined by Ferdinand von Richthofen as German Rhyolith, from Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”) (modified to +‎ -lite).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪ.əˌlaɪt/, /ˈɹaɪ.oʊˌlaɪt/

Noun

rhyolite (countable and uncountable, plural rhyolites)

1. (geology) An igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture.

   Synonyms: liparite, quartz-trachyte

Derived terms

• rhyolitic

Translations

igneous rock

• Czech: ryolit m
• Finnish: ryoliitti
• Icelandic: líparít n, ríólít n, ljósgrýti n, baulusteinn m
• Spanish: riolita (es) f
• Turkish: riyolit (tr)

French

Noun

rhyolite m (plural rhyolites)

1. rhyolite

Further reading

• “rhyolite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.