basalt C2 Topic:Science & Research US /bəˈsɔlt/ UK /ˈbæs.ɒlt/ See IPA manual Freq #47627 Meanings 1 noun the commonest type of solidified lava 2 noun A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust. 3 noun A type of unglazed pottery. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms basalticbasaltiformbasaltinebasaltoidbasaltwaremetabasaltmetabasalticnonbasaltpicrobasalttrachybasalt Etymology From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”), b-x:n-O39 Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # basalt **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /bəˈsɔlt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbæs.ɒlt/ **Frequency rank:** 47627 ## Meanings 1. the commonest type of solidified lava 2. A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust. 3. A type of unglazed pottery. ## Derived Forms - basaltic - basaltiform - basaltine - basaltoid - basaltware - metabasalt - metabasaltic - nonbasalt - picrobasalt - trachybasalt ## Etymology From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian bḫn (“a hard stone”), b-x:n-O39 ## Topics - Science & Research markdown