Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

komatiite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ko-mati-ite
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of ultramafic mantle-derived volcanic rocks that have a high magnesium content.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Komati Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English komatiite From Komati + -ite.

Usage

Inflected Forms

komatiites (plural)

Derived Forms

komatiitic

Frequently Paired Words

kimberlite widgiemoolthalite

Questions

What does komatiite mean?: Any of a class of ultramafic mantle-derived volcanic rocks that have a high magnesium content.
Where does komatiite come from?: Etymology tree English Komati Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English komatiite From Komati + -ite.

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