amphibole

English

Etymology

From French amphibole, coined by René Just Haüy from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβολος (amphíbolos, “ambiguous”), in reference to its many forms.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæm.fɪˌboʊl/

Noun

amphibole (plural amphiboles)

(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium.
- 2017, Jason Isbell, Cumberland Gap:
  Remember when we could see the mountain's peak?
  The sparkle off the amphibole.

Derived terms

Translations

Any of a large group of similar hydrated double silicate minerals

Catalan: amfíbol m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 閃石／闪石

Mandarin: 閃石／闪石 (zh) (shǎnshí), 角閃石／角闪石 (zh) (jiǎoshǎnshí)
Finnish: amfiboli
French: amphibole (fr) f
Galician: anfíbolo (gl) m
German: Amphibol (de) m
Italian: anfibolo (it) m
Japanese: 角閃石 (かくせんせき, kakusenseki)
Polish: amfibol (pl) m
Portuguese: anfíbola f, anfíbolo m, anfíbole f
Russian: амфибо́л (ru) m (amfiból)
Spanish: anfíbol (es) m

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

amphibole f (plural amphiboles)

(mineralogy) amphibole

Further reading

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

Latin

Adjective

amphibole

vocative masculine singular of amphibolus

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