Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cornubianite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cor-nu-bian-ite
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dark-blue laminated rock found in Cornwall with granite.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Thus Dr. Boase (1) proposed the terms cornubianite and proteolite for certain varieties of rock occurring near the junctions of the sedimentary rocks and the granite."

Etymology

From Cornubian + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Cornubian

Usage

Inflected Forms

cornubianites (plural)

Questions

What does cornubianite mean?: A dark-blue laminated rock found in Cornwall with granite.
Where does cornubianite come from?: From Cornubian + -ite.

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