basalt
see also: Basalt
Pronunciation
  • (Canada) IPA: /ˈbæsɒlt/
  • (British) IPA: /ˈbæsɒlt/, /ˈbæsəlt/, /ˈbæsɔːlt/
  • (America) IPA: /bəˈsɑlt/, /ˈbeɪsɔːlt/
Noun

basalt

  1. (mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.
  2. A type of unglazed pottery.
Translations
Basalt
Proper noun
  1. A town in Colorado.
  2. A city/and/town in Idaho.



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