"eclogite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛklədʒʌɪt/ [UK] Forms: eclogites [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐκλογή (eklogḗ, “selection”), + -ite. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἐκλογή||selection}} Ancient Greek ἐκλογή (eklogḗ, “selection”), {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} eclogite (countable and uncountable, plural eclogites)
  1. (petrology) A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet. Wikipedia link: eclogite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Rocks Derived forms: eclogitic, eclogitize Translations (coarse-grained rock): 榴輝岩 (Chinese Cantonese), 榴辉岩 (lau⁴ fai¹ ngaam⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 榴輝岩 (Chinese Mandarin), 榴辉岩 (liúhuīyán) (Chinese Mandarin), eklogiitti (Finnish), 榴輝岩 (ryūkigan) (alt: りゅうきがん) (Japanese), эклоги́т (eklogít) [masculine] (Russian), eklogit (Serbo-Croatian), eclogita [feminine] (Spanish)

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