Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breccioid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brec-cioid
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling breccia.

Example Sentences

"A coarse breccioid or large pebbly mass at the base."
"Above these shales we find a light, soft sandstone, sometimes of conglomeratic or breccioid structure, in moderately thick layers."
"They are regarded as distal turbidites and are interbedded with bioclastic limestones and massive breccioid limestones containing blocks of coral colonies and intraclasts that are regarded as proximal turbidites."

Etymology

From breccia + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: breccia

Questions

What does breccioid mean?: Resembling breccia.
Where does breccioid come from?: From breccia + -oid.

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