basalte

See also: Basalte

English

Noun

basalte (countable and uncountable, plural basaltes)

Obsolete form of basalt.

Anagrams

Labates, ablates, astable

French

Etymology

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.zalt/
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Noun

basalte m (plural basaltes)

(geology) basalt (hard rock)

Derived terms

basaltique

Further reading

“basalte” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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