"mafic" meaning in English

See mafic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmafɪk/ [UK], /ˈmeɪfɪk/ [US], /ˈmæfɪk/ [US] Audio: En-mafic.ogg Forms: more mafic [comparative], most mafic [superlative]
Etymology: Blend of magnesium + ferric. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|magnesium|ferric}} Blend of magnesium + ferric Head templates: {{en-adj}} mafic (comparative more mafic, superlative most mafic)
  1. (geology) Describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron. Categories (topical): Geology, Rocks Synonyms: ferromagnesic, basic Derived forms: ultramafic Translations (describing rocks, such as silicate minerals, magmas, and volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks, which contain relatively high concentrations of magnesium and iron): mafinen (Finnish), emäksinen (Finnish), mafisch (German)
    Sense id: en-mafic-en-adj-A9XDlj6L Disambiguation of Rocks: 86 14 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English blends: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 73 27 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈmafɪk/ [UK], /ˈmeɪfɪk/ [US], /ˈmæfɪk/ [US] Audio: En-mafic.ogg Forms: mafics [plural]
Etymology: Blend of magnesium + ferric. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|magnesium|ferric}} Blend of magnesium + ferric Head templates: {{en-noun}} mafic (plural mafics)
  1. A rock with such properties.
    Sense id: en-mafic-en-noun-smHsDz7V

Inflected forms

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