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peridotite

/pəˈɹɪd.əˌtaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
peri-dotite
IPA
/pəˈɹɪd.əˌtaɪt/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pəˈɹɪd.əˌtaɪt/
  • British English: /ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.dəˌtaɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

peridotites (plural)

Derived Forms

peridotitic

Questions

How do you pronounce peridotite?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈɹɪd.əˌtaɪt/.
What does peridotite mean?
A rock consisting of small crystals of olivine, pyroxene and hornblende; the major constituent of the Earth's mantle.
Where does peridotite come from?
Etymology tree English peridot Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English peridotite From peridot + -ite.

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