"pseudotachylite" meaning in English

See pseudotachylite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pseudotachylites [plural], pseudotachylyte [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English tachylite English pseudotachylite From pseudo- + tachylite. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|pseudo-|tachylyte<alt:tachylite>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- English tachylite English pseudotachylite [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Pre-Greek", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qsb-grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ψεύδω", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-ēs", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-ēs", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ης", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ής", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ψευδής", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "pseudo-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pseudo-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "alt" : "tachylite", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "tachylyte", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pseudotachylite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pseudotachylite"> From pseudo- + tachylite. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pseudotachylite (countable and uncountable, plural pseudotachylites)
  1. (mineralogy) A dark, glassy rock generated by frictional heat within faults Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: pseudotachylitic Translations (a dark, glassy rock generated by frictional heat within faults): pseudotakyliitti (Finnish), bréagthacailít [feminine] (Irish)

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Alternative forms

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