augite

English

Etymology

From Latin augītēs.

Noun

augite (countable and uncountable, plural augites)

(mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.

Derived terms

augitic

Translations

pyroxene mineral

Armenian: ավգիտ (hy) (avgit)
Catalan: augita f
Estonian: augiit
Finnish: augiitti
French: augite (fr) f
Georgian: ავგიტი (avgiṭi)
German: Augit (de) m
Italian: augite f
Polish: augit (pl) m
Romanian: augit n
Russian: авги́т (ru) m (avgít)
Spanish: augita f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Augite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“augite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /o.ʒit/

Noun

augite f (plural augites)

(mineralogy) augite

Descendants

→ Romanian: augit

Further reading

“augite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /awˈd͡ʒi.te/
Rhymes: -ite
Hyphenation: au‧gì‧te

Noun

augite f (plural augiti)

(mineralogy) augite

Anagrams

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