"oolite" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈəʊəlʌɪt/ [UK] Forms: oolites [plural]
Etymology: From oo- + -lite, after German Oolit. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|oo|lite}} oo- + -lite, {{uder|en|de|Oolit}} German Oolit Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} oolite (countable and uncountable, plural oolites)
  1. (geology) A rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology, Rocks Translations (geology: rock of spherical grains): ooliittinen mineraali (Finnish), Oolith [masculine] (German), oolit [masculine] (Polish), ikrowiec [masculine] (Polish), oolito [masculine] (Spanish), oolit (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-oolite-en-noun-zOydowop Disambiguation of Rocks: 88 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with oo-, English terms suffixed with -lite, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with oo-: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -lite: 89 11 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 91 9 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'geology: rock of spherical grains': 94 6
  2. (countable, rare) An ooid or oolith. Tags: countable, rare Translations (ooid or olith): ooliitti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-oolite-en-noun-dNR1AbCC Disambiguation of 'ooid or olith': 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ooid, oolith, egg-stone Derived forms: oolitic, oolitiferous

Noun [Italian]

Forms: ooliti [plural]
Etymology: From oo- + -lite. Etymology templates: {{confix|it|oo|lite}} oo- + -lite Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} oolite m (plural ooliti)
  1. oolite; oolith Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Rocks

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