"syenite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsaɪənaɪt/ Forms: syenites [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Syēnītēs, from Syēnē (“Aswan”), because it was anciently quarried there. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Syēnītēs}} Latin Syēnītēs Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} syenite (countable and uncountable, plural syenites)
  1. (geology, obsolete) Granite. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology, Rocks
    Sense id: en-syenite-en-noun-kevcDwzb Disambiguation of Rocks: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 70 30 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
  2. (geology) An igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology Translations (igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende): sienita [feminine] (Catalan), syeniitti (Finnish), syénite [feminine] (French), Syenit [masculine] (German), lapis Syēnītēs [masculine] (Latin), Syēnē [feminine, poetic] (Latin), syenit [masculine] (Slovak), sienita [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-syenite-en-noun-s3YhvliH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 46 54 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende': 6 94

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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