igneous rock
Noun
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Noun
igneous rock (plural igneous rocks)
- (geology) one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive)
- French: roche magmatique
- German: magmatisches Gestein, Erstarrungsgestein
- Italian: roccia magmatica
- Portuguese: rocha ígnea, pedra ígnea
- Russian: магмати́ческие го́рные поро́ды
- Spanish: roca ígnea
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