Australia

→⇒ Slavomolisano: Lauštralija

(geology) Australia (a continent consisting of the land on the Australian tectonic plate, i.e. Australia, New Guinea and intervening islands)


neck

(geology) neck (solidified lava filling the vent of an extinct volcano)


montagna

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem.


braccio

it-noun

braccio m (plural (in most meanings) braccia f or (in the figurative meanings "branch (of a railway/railroad or river), wing (of a building), arm (of a cross, crane, of scales), strait, isthmus") bracci m, diminutive braccìno or braccétto, augmentative braccióne, diminutive-augmentative bracciòtto (“chubby little arm”))

Inherited from Latin brachium, bracchium, from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn).

inh+

braccio di mare

braccio di terra

(geography) narrow stretch of land or sea, joining larger bodies


corno

it-noun

corno m (plural (in all meanings) corni m or (alternatively when referring to animals) corna f)

corni (masculine plural)
corna (feminine plural)

English: corno

→ Japanese: コルナ (koruna)

→ Turkish: korna

From Latin cornū, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).

il Corno d'Africa

(geography) horn (peninsula or crescent-shaped tract of land)


capo

From Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic *kaput, from Proto-Indo-European *káput. Doublet of chef.

(geography) cape (especially when capitalised/capitalized in placenames)


gabbro

Probably from Latin glaber (“smooth; hairless”), through an archaic meaning of "uncultivated, barren land".


magma

Borrowed from Latin magma, from Ancient Greek μάγμα (mágma).


mica

Borrowed from Latin mīca, the same source as the above.


fascia

Inherited from Latin fascia. Compare Spanish haza, Portuguese faixa, Romanian fașă.


letto

letto m (plural letti, diminutive lettìno or lettùccio or letticciòlo, augmentative (uncommon) lettóne, pejorative lettàccio)

letti (plural)
lettìno (diminutive)
lettùccio (diminutive)
letticciòlo (diminutive)
lettóne (augmentative uncommon)
lettàccio (pejorative)

From Latin lectus (“bed”). Compare French lit, Galician and Portuguese leito and Catalan llit.


tagliare

it-verb

tagliàre (first-person singular present tàglio, first-person singular past historic tagliài, past participle tagliàto, auxiliary avére)

tagliàre (canonical)
tàglio (first-person present singular)
tagliài (first-person historic past singular)
tagliàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
tagliàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
tagliàndo (gerund)
tagliànte (participle present)
tagliàto (participle past)
tàglio (first-person indicative present singular)
tàgli (indicative present second-person singular)
tàglia (indicative present singular third-person)
tagliàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
tagliàte (indicative plural present second-person)
tàgliano (indicative plural present third-person)
tagliàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
tagliàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
tagliàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
tagliavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
tagliavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
tagliàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
tagliài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
tagliàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
tagliò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
tagliàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
tagliàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
tagliàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
taglierò (first-person future indicative singular)
taglierài (future indicative second-person singular)
taglierà (future indicative singular third-person)
taglierémo (first-person future indicative plural)
taglieréte (future indicative plural second-person)
taglierànno (future indicative plural third-person)
taglierèi (conditional first-person singular)
taglierésti (conditional second-person singular)
taglierèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
taglierébbe (conditional singular third-person)
taglierémmo (conditional first-person plural)
taglieréste (conditional plural second-person)
taglierèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
taglierébbero (conditional plural third-person)
tàgli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
tàgli (present second-person singular subjunctive)
tàgli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
tagliàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
tagliàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
tàglino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
tagliàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
tagliàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
tagliàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
tagliàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
tagliàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
tagliàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
tàglia (imperative second-person singular)
tàgli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
tagliàmo (first-person imperative plural)
tagliàte (imperative plural second-person)
tàglino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
tagliàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
tàgli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
tagliàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
tagliàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
tàglino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

→? Spanish: tallar

From Late Latin tāliāre, a verb based on Latin tālea (“cutting taken from a plant”).

der

(mineralogy) to cleave (to break a single crystal such as a gemstone)


regione

Borrowed from Latin regiōnem, case form of regiō (literally “direction, line”), derived from regō (“to rule, govern”). Compare rione, an inherited doublet.

(geography) region, area, zone, district


ghiacciaio

Calque of French glacier as ghiaccio + -aio.


piropo

From Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fire-like”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).


malachite

From Middle French malachite, from Latin molochitis, from Ancient Greek μαλαχή (malakhḗ, “[leaf of the ... ] mallow plant”).


selenite

From Latin selēnītēs, from Ancient Greek σεληνῑ́της (selēnī́tēs, “moonstone”), derived from σελήνη (selḗnē, “moon”).


potenza

From Latin potentia. By surface analysis, potere + -enza.


Pangea

(geology) Pangaea (a former supercontinent that included all the landmasses of the earth before the Triassic period and that broke up into Laurasia and Gondwana)


monte

(geomorphology, orography) mountain, mount


ansa

Probably from Proto-Germanic *ansijō (“loop, handle”) mixed with *asa, inherited from Latin ānsa (“handle”), perhaps also formally influenced by the Latin in the literary language. Cf. German Öse (“eyelet”), Romansch ansa, onsa (“eyelet”); contrast the inherited Sardinian asa (“handle”), Lombard asa (“handle”) and aseta (“loop”), Verona Venetan asa (“soffit”), Abruzzo Neapolitan asa (“door hinge”), Calabria Sicilian asa (“handle”), Portuguese asa (“wing; handle”), Galician asa (“handle”), Spanish asa (“handle”).


montmorillonite

it-noun

montmorillonite f (plural montmorilloniti)


oriente

From Latin orientem (possibly a borrowing), accusative form of oriēns, present participle of orior (“to rise, get up”), in reference to the rising of the Sun.
Early Christian maps were "oriented" with the direction to Jerusalem always at the top.


istmo

Learned borrowing from Latin isthmus, from Ancient Greek ῐ̓σθμός (ĭsthmós, “neck”).

(geography) isthmus (narrow strip of land)


stadia

→ English: stadia


mappa

From Latin mappa, of possibly Semitic origin.

(topography) any graphic representation with a scale above 1:10,000; map, chart


aerolite

aeroliti (plural)
aerolito (alternative)
aereolito (alternative uncommon)


seno

Inherited from Latin sinus (“fold, lap”), from Proto-Indo-European *sinos. Compare French sein, Romansch sain, Romanian sân, Spanish seno.


scudo

→ English: scudo

From earlier *scuto, from Latin scūtum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to cut, split”), an extension of *sek- (“to cut”).

der

it:Scudo (araldica)
it:Scudo (moneta)
it:scudo

(geology) a large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock


pozzo

Inherited from Latin puteus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *paw- (“to strike”).

(hydrology) well, a dig as a source of water

(geology, mining) shaft, groove (usually followed by a grammatical modifier)


barite

bariti (plural)
baritina (alternative dated)


diopside

Borrowed from French diopside, from Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.


breccia

→ English: breccia

Borrowed from Old French breche, ultimately of Germanic origin.


cintura

(geography) belt (copper belt or corn belt)


alluminocopiapite

it-noun

alluminocopiapite f (plural alluminocopiapiti)


colle

From Latin collem (“hill”). Cognate with English hill.


ceppo

Inherited from Latin cippus. Doublet of cippo, which was borrowed.


marna

Borrowed from French marne, of Gaulish origin.

(geology) marlstone (properly roccia di marna)


smithsonite

smithsonite f (countable and uncountable, plural smithsoniti)


alabastro

From Latin alabastrum, or borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρος (alábastros), from earlier ἀλάβαστος (alábastos, “vase made of alabaster”).


giacinto

giacinti (plural)
iacinto (alternative literary obsolete)

From Medieval Latin jacintus, from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, “any of several dark blue flowers; a blue precious stone”).

der

(mineralogy) jacinth (variety of zircon)


terremoto

terremoti (plural)
tremuoto (alternative literary obsolete)
tremoto (alternative literary obsolete)


ionico

it-adj

ionico (feminine ionica, masculine plural ionici, feminine plural ioniche)

ionica (feminine)
ionici (masculine plural)
ioniche (feminine plural)


sasso

it-noun

sasso m (plural sassi or (obsolete) sassa f)

sassi (plural)
sassa (feminine obsolete plural)

From Classical Latin saxum, from Proto-Italic *saksom, of unknown origin. Compare Portuguese seixo (“pebble”) and Spanish saxo (“stone”).


stazione

stazione f or (archaic) m (plural stazioni)

stazioni (plural)
statione (alternative)

→ Maltese: stazzjon

Learned borrowing from Latin statiōnem. Doublet of stagione, stazzo, stazzone, and stazio, of which the first three were inherited from Latin, while the last was borrowed.

doublet

(biogeography) a place inhabited by one or more species


magmatico

it-adj

magmatico (feminine magmatica, masculine plural magmatici, feminine plural magmatiche)

magmatica (feminine)
magmatici (masculine plural)
magmatiche (feminine plural)

From magma + -atico (adjective-building suffix).


cassiterite

From Ancient Greek κασσίτερος (kassíteros, “tin”).


baia

Borrowed from French baie, of uncertain origin.


iride

From Latin īris (“rainbow”), from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris).

(mineralogy) an iridescent variety of chalcedony


coordinata

(mathematics, grammar, geography, figurative) a coordinate


macula

Borrowed from Latin macula, whence also the inherited doublet macchia.


bacino

From Late Latin bacchinon, probably of Gaulish origin; cognate with Medieval Latin bacinus.

(geography) basin, drainage basin, catchment basin


magnitudo

Unadapted borrowing from Latin magnitūdinem. Doublet of magnitudine.

ubor

(seismology) magnitude (energy released by an earthquake)


parallelo

(geometry, geography) a parallel (all senses)


basamento

(geology) basement (mass of rock underlying sedimentary cover)


scultura

sculture (plural)
scoltura (alternative obsolete)
scoitura (alternative obsolete regional)

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin sculptūra (“act of carving; sculpture”), derived from sculpō (“I carve”) + -tūra (“-ing, -ure”, action noun suffix).


eradere

it-verb

eràdere (first-person singular present eràdo, first-person singular past historic eràsi, past participle eràso, auxiliary avére)

eràdere (canonical)
eràdo (first-person present singular)
eràsi (first-person historic past singular)
eràso (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
eràdere (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
eradèndo (gerund)
eradènte (participle present)
eràso (participle past)
eràdo (first-person indicative present singular)
eràdi (indicative present second-person singular)
eràde (indicative present singular third-person)
eradiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
eradéte (indicative plural present second-person)
eràdono (indicative plural present third-person)
eradévo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
eradévi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
eradéva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
eradevàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
eradevàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
eradévano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
eràsi (first-person historic indicative past singular)
eradésti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
eràse (historic indicative past singular third-person)
eradémmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
eradéste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
eràsero (historic indicative past plural third-person)
eraderò (first-person future indicative singular)
eraderài (future indicative second-person singular)
eraderà (future indicative singular third-person)
eraderémo (first-person future indicative plural)
eraderéte (future indicative plural second-person)
eraderànno (future indicative plural third-person)
eraderèi (conditional first-person singular)
eraderésti (conditional second-person singular)
eraderèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
eraderébbe (conditional singular third-person)
eraderémmo (conditional first-person plural)
eraderéste (conditional plural second-person)
eraderèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
eraderébbero (conditional plural third-person)
eràda (first-person present singular subjunctive)
eràda (present second-person singular subjunctive)
eràda (present singular subjunctive third-person)
eradiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
eradiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
eràdano (plural present subjunctive third-person)
eradéssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
eradéssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
eradésse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
eradéssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
eradéste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
eradéssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
eràdi (imperative second-person singular)
eràda (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
eradiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
eradéte (imperative plural second-person)
eràdano (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
eràdere (imperative negative second-person singular)
eràda (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
eradiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
eradéte (imperative negative plural second-person)
eràdano (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

Borrowed from Latin ērādere. First attested in 1970.

(palaeography) to efface (a codex) (to scrape off existing writing)


monoclino

it-adj

monoclino (feminine monoclina, masculine plural monoclini, feminine plural monocline)

monoclina (feminine)
monoclini (masculine plural)
monocline (feminine plural)


igneo

igneo (feminine ignea, masculine plural ignei, feminine plural ignee)

ignea (feminine)
ignei (masculine plural)
ignee (feminine plural)

From Latin igneus. By surface analysis, igne (“fire”) + -eo (“-ous”).


rutilo

Learned borrowing from Classical Latin rutilus (“having a warm or yellowish red colo(u)r; strawberry blonde”, adjective), of uncertain origin.


ematite

From Latin (lapis) haematites, from Ancient Greek αἱματίτης λίθος (haimatítēs líthos, “hematite”, literally “blood-red stone”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

uder

αἱματίτης λίθος


granato

From granato (“pomegranate”), due to the stone's color resembling that of the pomegranate's seeds.

(mineralogy, uncountable) garnet (gemstone)

(mineralogy, uncountable) synonym of piropo (“pyrope”)


reologico

it-adj

reologico (feminine reologica, masculine plural reologici, feminine plural reologiche)

reologica (feminine)
reologici (masculine plural)
reologiche (feminine plural)


oceanografico

oceanografico (feminine oceanografica, masculine plural oceanografici, feminine plural oceanografiche)

oceanografica (feminine)
oceanografici (masculine plural)
oceanografiche (feminine plural)


maremoto

Blend of mare + moto, on the model of terremoto.


mantello

From Latin mantēllum (“covering, cloak”), diminutive of mantum, probably from Gaulish. Compare French manteau.

(geology) layer between the Earth's core and crust


filone

(geology) seam, lode (thin stratum of coal or mineral)


spunto

(geology, uncommon) selvage (clayey material at the edge of a metal-bearing vein)


lavagna

From the town of Lavagna, near Genoa, known for slate quarries in the nearby mountains.


picchettare

it-verb

picchettàre (first-person singular present picchétto, first-person singular past historic picchettài, past participle picchettàto, auxiliary avére)

picchettàre (canonical)
picchétto (first-person present singular)
picchettài (first-person historic past singular)
picchettàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
picchettàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
picchettàndo (gerund)
picchettànte (participle present)
picchettàto (participle past)
picchétto (first-person indicative present singular)
picchétti (indicative present second-person singular)
picchétta (indicative present singular third-person)
picchettiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
picchettàte (indicative plural present second-person)
picchéttano (indicative plural present third-person)
picchettàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
picchettàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
picchettàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
picchettavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
picchettavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
picchettàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
picchettài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
picchettàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
picchettò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
picchettàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
picchettàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
picchettàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
picchetterò (first-person future indicative singular)
picchetterài (future indicative second-person singular)
picchetterà (future indicative singular third-person)
picchetterémo (first-person future indicative plural)
picchetteréte (future indicative plural second-person)
picchetterànno (future indicative plural third-person)
picchetterèi (conditional first-person singular)
picchetterésti (conditional second-person singular)
picchetterèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
picchetterébbe (conditional singular third-person)
picchetterémmo (conditional first-person plural)
picchetteréste (conditional plural second-person)
picchetterèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
picchetterébbero (conditional plural third-person)
picchétti (first-person present singular subjunctive)
picchétti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
picchétti (present singular subjunctive third-person)
picchettiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
picchettiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
picchéttino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
picchettàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
picchettàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
picchettàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
picchettàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
picchettàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
picchettàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
picchétta (imperative second-person singular)
picchétti (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
picchettiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
picchettàte (imperative plural second-person)
picchéttino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
picchettàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
picchétti (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
picchettiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
picchettàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
picchéttino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From piccare + -ettare, or from picchetto (“stake”) + -are.

(transitive, surveying) to delimit with pickets or stakes, to stake out (an area of land, a field, a road, etc.)


idrologico

it-adj

idrologico (feminine idrologica, masculine plural idrologici, feminine plural idrologiche)

idrologica (feminine)
idrologici (masculine plural)
idrologiche (feminine plural)


ipsometrico

ipsometrico (feminine ipsometrica, masculine plural ipsometrici, feminine plural ipsometriche)

ipsometrica (feminine)
ipsometrici (masculine plural)
ipsometriche (feminine plural)

From ipsometria + -ico. By surface analysis, ipso- + -metrico.


eone

From Late Latin aeōnem (“age, eternity”), from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn), from earlier αἰϝών (aiwṓn), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oy-u-Hō, derived from *h₂óyu (“long time; lifetime”), derived from the root *h₂ey- (“vital force, life, age, eternity”).


andradite

Named after Brazilian statesman, naturalist, professor and poet José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (1763–1838). Derived from Andrada + -ite.


idrossiapatite

it-noun

idrossiapatite f (plural idrossiapatiti)


sismologico

it-adj

sismologico (feminine sismologica, masculine plural sismologici, feminine plural sismologiche)

sismologica (feminine)
sismologici (masculine plural)
sismologiche (feminine plural)


gemmologico

gemmologico (feminine gemmologica, masculine plural gemmologici, feminine plural gemmologiche)

gemmologica (feminine)
gemmologici (masculine plural)
gemmologiche (feminine plural)


anfiteatro

From Latin amphitheātrum, from Ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron). By surface analysis, anfi- + teatro.

der

(architecture, geology) amphitheatre, amphitheater


ilvaite

From Latin Ilva, ancient name of the Elba Island.


bagnasciuga

Verb-verb compound, composed of bagna (“to wet”) + asciuga (“to dry”).


pasta di fondo

it-noun

pasta di fondo f (plural paste di fondo)

(geology) the matrix of fine particles the fills the space between mineral particles in rocks


basalto

From Late Latin basaltes, a misspelling of Latin basanites, from Ancient Greek βασανίτης (basanítēs), from βάσανος (básanos, “touchstone”), from Egyptian b-x:n-O39 (bḫn, “a hard stone”).


montone

Inherited from Vulgar Latin multōnem, from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *molto-.


diluvium

Unadapted borrowing from Latin dīluvium.


estuario

From Latin aestuārium, from aestus "tide".


eruttare

it-verb

eruttàre (first-person singular present erùtto, first-person singular past historic eruttài, past participle eruttàto, auxiliary avére)

eruttàre (canonical)
erùtto (first-person present singular)
eruttài (first-person historic past singular)
eruttàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
eruttàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
eruttàndo (gerund)
eruttànte (participle present)
eruttàto (participle past)
erùtto (first-person indicative present singular)
erùtti (indicative present second-person singular)
erùtta (indicative present singular third-person)
eruttiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
eruttàte (indicative plural present second-person)
erùttano (indicative plural present third-person)
eruttàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
eruttàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
eruttàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
eruttavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
eruttavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
eruttàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
eruttài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
eruttàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
eruttò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
eruttàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
eruttàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
eruttàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
erutterò (first-person future indicative singular)
erutterài (future indicative second-person singular)
erutterà (future indicative singular third-person)
erutterémo (first-person future indicative plural)
erutteréte (future indicative plural second-person)
erutterànno (future indicative plural third-person)
erutterèi (conditional first-person singular)
erutterésti (conditional second-person singular)
erutterèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
erutterébbe (conditional singular third-person)
erutterémmo (conditional first-person plural)
erutteréste (conditional plural second-person)
erutterèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
erutterébbero (conditional plural third-person)
erùtti (first-person present singular subjunctive)
erùtti (present second-person singular subjunctive)
erùtti (present singular subjunctive third-person)
eruttiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
eruttiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
erùttino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
eruttàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
eruttàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
eruttàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
eruttàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
eruttàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
eruttàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
erùtta (imperative second-person singular)
erùtti (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
eruttiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
eruttàte (imperative plural second-person)
erùttino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
eruttàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
erùtti (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
eruttiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
eruttàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
erùttino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(intransitive, volcanology, also figurative) to erupt [auxiliary avere]

(transitive, volcanology) to erupt out, to eject (lava, ash, fumes, etc.)


nettuniano

it-adj

nettuniano (feminine nettuniana, masculine plural nettuniani, feminine plural nettuniane)

nettuniana (feminine)
nettuniani (masculine plural)
nettuniane (feminine plural)


esogeologia

(geology) exogeology, astrogeology, planetary geology


sismografico

sismografico (feminine sismografica, masculine plural sismografici, feminine plural sismografiche)

sismografica (feminine)
sismografici (masculine plural)
sismografiche (feminine plural)


diaspro

Borrowed from Medieval Latin diasprum, derived from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis). See also iaspide.


petrografico

petrografico (feminine petrografica, masculine plural petrografici, feminine plural petrografiche)

petrografica (feminine)
petrografici (masculine plural)
petrografiche (feminine plural)


dunite

Named after the Dun Mountain near the city of Nelson in New Zealand's South Island. Derived from Dun + -ite.


amba

(geology) a characteristic landform in Ethiopia, consisting of a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain


tellurico

tellurico (feminine tellurica, masculine plural tellurici, feminine plural telluriche)

tellurica (feminine)
tellurici (masculine plural)
telluriche (feminine plural)


tettonico

tettonico (feminine tettonica, masculine plural tettonici, feminine plural tettoniche)

tettonica (feminine)
tettonici (masculine plural)
tettoniche (feminine plural)


topologia

(mathematics, computing, geography) topology


piperno

(geology) a type of igneous rock found in volcanic regions


scistoso

scistoso (feminine scistosa, masculine plural scistosi, feminine plural scistose)

scistosa (feminine)
scistosi (masculine plural)
scistose (feminine plural)


freatico

freatico (feminine freatica, masculine plural freatici, feminine plural freatiche)

freatica (feminine)
freatici (masculine plural)
freatiche (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek φρέαρ, φρέᾱτος (phréar, phréātos, “well, spring”).

der

φρέαρ, φρέᾱτος


fumarola

→ English: fumarole

→ Finnish: fumaroli

→ French: fumerolle

→ Polish: fumarola

→ Portuguese: fumarola

→ Russian: фумаро́ла (fumaróla)

→ Spanish: fumarola

→ Swedish: fumarol

From Neapolitan fumarola, from Late Latin fūmāriolum, diminutive of fūmārium (“chimney”), from Latin fumus (“smoke”), 16th c.

Le fumarole sono bocche dalle quali i gas vulcanici ad alta temperatura fuoriescono nell’atmosfera.

2001, Michele Lauro, Il libro dei perché, Giunti Junior, page 61:

Fumaroles are vents from which high-temperature volcanic gases leak out into the atmosphere.

(volcanology) fumarole (opening in the ground that emits gases)

Le fumarole bianche sono ricche in solfuro di zinco, […]

2007, Thomas M. Smith, Robert Leo Smith, Elementi di ecologia, 6th edition, Pearson, page 525:

White smokers are rich in zinc sulfur, […]

(geological oceanography) smoker (hydrothermal vent on the seabed)


hübnerite

hübneriti (plural)
huebnerite (alternative)


gatteggiare

it-verb

gatteggiàre (first-person singular present gattéggio, first-person singular past historic gatteggiài, past participle gatteggiàto, auxiliary avére)

gatteggiàre (canonical)
gattéggio (first-person present singular)
gatteggiài (first-person historic past singular)
gatteggiàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
gatteggiàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
gatteggiàndo (gerund)
gatteggiànte (participle present)
gatteggiàto (participle past)
gattéggio (first-person indicative present singular)
gattéggi (indicative present second-person singular)
gattéggia (indicative present singular third-person)
gatteggiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
gatteggiàte (indicative plural present second-person)
gattéggiano (indicative plural present third-person)
gatteggiàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
gatteggiàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
gatteggiàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
gatteggiavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
gatteggiavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
gatteggiàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
gatteggiài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
gatteggiàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
gatteggiò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
gatteggiàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
gatteggiàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
gatteggiàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
gatteggerò (first-person future indicative singular)
gatteggerài (future indicative second-person singular)
gatteggerà (future indicative singular third-person)
gatteggerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
gatteggeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
gatteggerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
gatteggerèi (conditional first-person singular)
gatteggerésti (conditional second-person singular)
gatteggerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
gatteggerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
gatteggerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
gatteggeréste (conditional plural second-person)
gatteggerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
gatteggerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
gattéggi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
gattéggi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
gattéggi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
gatteggiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
gatteggiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
gattéggino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
gatteggiàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
gatteggiàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
gatteggiàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
gatteggiàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
gatteggiàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
gatteggiàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
gattéggia (imperative second-person singular)
gattéggi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
gatteggiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
gatteggiàte (imperative plural second-person)
gattéggino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
gatteggiàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
gattéggi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
gatteggiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
gatteggiàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
gattéggino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(intransitive, mineralogy) to glitter or glint like cat eyes (of minerals)


smeriglio

From Byzantine Greek σμερίλιον (smerílion), diminutive of σμερί (smerí), from Ancient Greek σμύρις (smúris, “emery-powder”).


isometrico

it-adj

isometrico (feminine isometrica, masculine plural isometrici, feminine plural isometriche)

isometrica (feminine)
isometrici (masculine plural)
isometriche (feminine plural)

(cartography, geometry, mineralogy, physics, physiology) isometric


croda

(mineralogy) a rare sedimentary rock, typical of the Veneto region, consisting of a conglomerate of gravel and pebbles cemented by a limestone mixture

(geology) a typical Dolomite morphology consisting of walls of rock having clean, sharp edges


stratigrafico

stratigrafico (feminine stratigrafica, masculine plural stratigrafici, feminine plural stratigrafiche)

stratigrafica (feminine)
stratigrafici (masculine plural)
stratigrafiche (feminine plural)


faraglione

Uncertain, possibly from faro (“lighthouse”).

(geology) sea stack (high, steep, isolated rock detached from the cliffs of a nearby shore)


foiba

Borrowed from Friulian foibe, from Latin fovea. Doublet of fovea.


corografia

From Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros, “place”) + -grafia.


orografico

it-adj

orografico (feminine orografica, masculine plural orografici, feminine plural orografiche)

orografica (feminine)
orografici (masculine plural)
orografiche (feminine plural)


cartografico

cartografico (feminine cartografica, masculine plural cartografici, feminine plural cartografiche)

cartografica (feminine)
cartografici (masculine plural)
cartografiche (feminine plural)


falesia

Borrowed from Old French faleise, from Frankish *falisa, from Proto-Germanic *falisaz (“rock, cliff”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelis-, *pels- (“rock, cliff”).

(geomorphology) coastline with continuous cliffs


spartiacque

Verb-object compound, composed of sparti (“to separate”) + acque (“waters”), literally “water-separator”.

it-verb-obj

(geology) watershed, drainage divide, divide


pozzolana

pozzolane (plural)
pozzuolana (alternative)

desc

→ English: pozzolana, pozzuolana, puzzolana, puzzolano

→ Esperanto: pucolano

→ Finnish: potsolaani

→ Portuguese: pozolana

From Pozzuoli + -ana, a calque of Latin pulvis Puteolānus.


porfido

Dissimilation from earlier porfiro, from Old French porfire, from Ancient Greek πορφύρεος (porphúreos).


spinello

Unknown. Perhaps related to spina (“thorn”, “spine”).


orogenia

From oro- (“mountain”) + -genia (“origin”).

(geology, uncommon) synonym of orogenesi


giurassico

it-adj

giurassico (feminine giurassica, masculine plural giurassici, feminine plural giurassiche)

giurassica (feminine)
giurassici (masculine plural)
giurassiche (feminine plural)


polimorfo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πολύμορφος (polúmorphos). By surface analysis, poli- + -morfo.

bor+

(chemistry, geology, mineralogy) polymorph


giacitura

(geology) disposition of a rock with respect to the surroundings


mineralizzazione

it-noun

mineralizzazione f (plural mineralizzazioni)


cella elementare

cella elementare f (plural celle elementari)

(mineralogy, mathematics) unit cell, conventional cell


poligenico

it-adj

poligenico (feminine poligenica, masculine plural poligenici, feminine plural poligeniche)

poligenica (feminine)
poligenici (masculine plural)
poligeniche (feminine plural)


grossularite

From the botanical name for the gooseberry, Grossularia + -ite.


travertino

From Latin Tīburtīnum (“Tibur”), an ancient town in Latium, after its founder in Roman mythology Tiburtus.


detritico

detritico (feminine detritica, masculine plural detritici, feminine plural detritiche)

detritica (feminine)
detritici (masculine plural)
detritiche (feminine plural)


clastico

clastico (feminine clastica, masculine plural clastici, feminine plural clastiche)

clastica (feminine)
clastici (masculine plural)
clastiche (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek κλαστός (klastós, “broken in pieces”) + -ico.


pentaidroborite

it-noun

pentaidroborite f (plural pentaidroboriti)


tormalina

Borrowed from French tourmaline, from Sinhalese [script needed] (tóramalli, “carnelian”).


idrologo

it-noun

idrologo m (plural idrologi, feminine idrologa)


eliotropia

(mineralogy) alternative form of eliotropio


eliotropio

eliotropi (plural)
eliotropia (alternative)
elitropia (alternative)
elitropio (alternative)

From Ancient Greek ἡλῐοτρόπῐον (hēlĭotrópĭon), from ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + τρέπω (trépō, “to turn”) + -ιον (-ion, diminutive suffix).


gravimetrico

it-adj

gravimetrico (feminine gravimetrica, masculine plural gravimetrici, feminine plural gravimetriche)

gravimetrica (feminine)
gravimetrici (masculine plural)
gravimetriche (feminine plural)


orogenesi

From oro- (“mountain”) + -genesi (“origin”).


fitogenico

fitogenico (feminine fitogenica, masculine plural fitogenici, feminine plural fitogeniche)

fitogenica (feminine)
fitogenici (masculine plural)
fitogeniche (feminine plural)


termogenico

termogenico (feminine termogenica, masculine plural termogenici, feminine plural termogeniche)

termogenica (feminine)
termogenici (masculine plural)
termogeniche (feminine plural)


zoogenico

zoogenico (feminine zoogenica, masculine plural zoogenici, feminine plural zoogeniche)

zoogenica (feminine)
zoogenici (masculine plural)
zoogeniche (feminine plural)


biogeno

biogeno (feminine biogena, masculine plural biogeni, feminine plural biogene)

biogena (feminine)
biogeni (masculine plural)
biogene (feminine plural)


organogeno

organogeno (feminine organogena, masculine plural organogeni, feminine plural organogene)

organogena (feminine)
organogeni (masculine plural)
organogene (feminine plural)


terrigeno

terrigeno (feminine terrigena, masculine plural terrigeni, feminine plural terrigene)

terrigena (feminine)
terrigeni (masculine plural)
terrigene (feminine plural)


bauxitico

bauxitico (feminine bauxitica, masculine plural bauxitici, feminine plural bauxitiche)

bauxitica (feminine)
bauxitici (masculine plural)
bauxitiche (feminine plural)


freatologia

(geology) phreatology (geology of groundwater)


batigrafico

batigrafico (feminine batigrafica, masculine plural batigrafici, feminine plural batigrafiche)

batigrafica (feminine)
batigrafici (masculine plural)
batigrafiche (feminine plural)


batimetrico

batimetrico (feminine batimetrica, masculine plural batimetrici, feminine plural batimetriche)

batimetrica (feminine)
batimetrici (masculine plural)
batimetriche (feminine plural)


goniometrico

goniometrico (feminine goniometrica, masculine plural goniometrici, feminine plural goniometriche)

goniometrica (feminine)
goniometrici (masculine plural)
goniometriche (feminine plural)

From goniometria + -ico. By surface analysis, gonio- + -metrico.


bioclastico

bioclastico (feminine bioclastica, masculine plural bioclastici, feminine plural bioclastiche)

bioclastica (feminine)
bioclastici (masculine plural)
bioclastiche (feminine plural)


endomorfo

endomorfo (feminine endomorfa, masculine plural endomorfi, feminine plural endomorfe)

endomorfa (feminine)
endomorfi (masculine plural)
endomorfe (feminine plural)


esomorfismo

(geology) contact metamorphism, exomorphism


pseudomorfosi

From pseudo- + -morfosi or pseudomorfo + -osi.


carbonificazione

it-noun

carbonificazione f (plural carbonificazioni)


sedimentologia

sedimentologia f (plural sedimentologie)


cataclastico

it-adj

cataclastico (feminine cataclastica, masculine plural cataclastici, feminine plural cataclastiche)

cataclastica (feminine)
cataclastici (masculine plural)
cataclastiche (feminine plural)


ceno-

From Ancient Greek καινός (kainós, “new, recent”).


cloromagnesite

it-noun

cloromagnesite f (plural cloromagnesiti)


cuprobismutite

cuprobismutite f (plural cuprobismutiti)


corografico

it-adj

corografico (feminine corografica, masculine plural corografici, feminine plural corografiche)

corografica (feminine)
corografici (masculine plural)
corografiche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χωρογραφικός (khōrographikós), from χῶρος (khôros, “place”) + γραφή (graphḗ, “drawing, painting, writing, a writing, description, etc.”). By surface analysis, corografia + -ico.

bor+

χωρογραφικός


metallografico

it-adj

metallografico (feminine metallografica, masculine plural metallografici, feminine plural metallografiche)

metallografica (feminine)
metallografici (masculine plural)
metallografiche (feminine plural)


talassografico

talassografico (feminine talassografica, masculine plural talassografici, feminine plural talassografiche)

talassografica (feminine)
talassografici (masculine plural)
talassografiche (feminine plural)


sanguinella

From Latin sanguis (“blood”, oblique stem sanguin-) + -ella.


alloctono

it-adj

alloctono (feminine alloctona, masculine plural alloctoni, feminine plural alloctone)

alloctona (feminine)
alloctoni (masculine plural)
alloctone (feminine plural)

(botany, geology, zoology) allochthonous


enantiotropia

(chemistry, mineralogy) enantiotropy, enantiotropism


esogeologo

it-noun

esogeologo m (plural esogeologi, feminine esogeologa)

esogeologi (plural)
esogeologa (feminine)

(geology) exogeologist, astrogeologist, planetary geologist


esogeologico

it-adj

esogeologico (feminine esogeologica, masculine plural esogeologici, feminine plural esogeologiche)

esogeologica (feminine)
esogeologici (masculine plural)
esogeologiche (feminine plural)


vulcanologico

vulcanologico (feminine vulcanologica, masculine plural vulcanologici, feminine plural vulcanologiche)

vulcanologica (feminine)
vulcanologici (masculine plural)
vulcanologiche (feminine plural)


geodinamico

geodinamico (feminine geodinamica, masculine plural geodinamici, feminine plural geodinamiche)

geodinamica (feminine)
geodinamici (masculine plural)
geodinamiche (feminine plural)


intratellurico

intratellurico (feminine intratellurica, masculine plural intratellurici, feminine plural intratelluriche)

intratellurica (feminine)
intratellurici (masculine plural)
intratelluriche (feminine plural)


litostratigrafia

it-noun

litostratigrafia f (plural litostratigrafie)


litoteca

(geology) collection of rocks, minerals and fossils


mesozoico

it-adj

mesozoico (feminine mesozoica, masculine plural mesozoici, feminine plural mesozoiche)

mesozoica (feminine)
mesozoici (masculine plural)
mesozoiche (feminine plural)


aaleniano

From German Aalen, name of a city in Baden-Württemberg, -iano.

(geology, paleontology) Aalenian (subdivision of the Jurassic epoch)


aaleniano

aaleniano (feminine aaleniana, masculine plural aaleniani, feminine plural aaleniane)

aaleniana (feminine)
aaleniani (masculine plural)
aaleniane (feminine plural)

(geology, paleontology) Aalenian (of or pertaining to the Aalenian epoch)


neozoico

neozoico (feminine neozoica, masculine plural neozoici, feminine plural neozoiche)

neozoica (feminine)
neozoici (masculine plural)
neozoiche (feminine plural)


olocenico

olocenico (feminine olocenica, masculine plural olocenici, feminine plural oloceniche)

olocenica (feminine)
olocenici (masculine plural)
oloceniche (feminine plural)


olomittico

olomittico (feminine olomittica, masculine plural olomittici, feminine plural olomittiche)

olomittica (feminine)
olomittici (masculine plural)
olomittiche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from English holomictic, from Ancient Greek ὁλο- (holo-, “all”) + μικτός (miktós, “mixed”).


paleozoico

paleozoico (feminine paleozoica, masculine plural paleozoici, feminine plural paleozoiche)

paleozoica (feminine)
paleozoici (masculine plural)
paleozoiche (feminine plural)


minerale ferroso

it-noun

minerale ferroso m (plural minerali ferrosi)


asismico

it-adj

asismico (feminine asismica, masculine plural asismici, feminine plural asismiche)

asismica (feminine)
asismici (masculine plural)
asismiche (feminine plural)


pirolusite

From piro- + Ancient Greek λοῦσις (loûsis, “washing, cleaning”, noun) + -ite.


astrogeologo

it-noun

astrogeologo m (plural astrogeologi, feminine astrogeologa)

astrogeologi (plural)
astrogeologa (feminine)


olivinico

it-adj

olivinico (feminine olivinica, masculine plural olivinici, feminine plural oliviniche)

olivinica (feminine)
olivinici (masculine plural)
oliviniche (feminine plural)


postdiluviano

postdiluviano (feminine postdiluviana, masculine plural postdiluviani, feminine plural postdiluviane)

postdiluviana (feminine)
postdiluviani (masculine plural)
postdiluviane (feminine plural)
posdiluviano (alternative rare)

(geology, dated) synonym of postdiluviale


balascio

From Arabic بَلَخْش (balaḵš), from Persian بلخش (balaxš), a form of بدخش (badaxš, “balas”), related to بدخشان (badaxšân, “Badakhshan”), the region where they are found.


biogeografico

biogeografico (feminine biogeografica, masculine plural biogeografici, feminine plural biogeografiche)

biogeografica (feminine)
biogeografici (masculine plural)
biogeografiche (feminine plural)

From bio- + geografico or biogeografia + -ico.


endoreico

endoreico (feminine endoreica, masculine plural endoreici, feminine plural endoreiche)

endoreica (feminine)
endoreici (masculine plural)
endoreiche (feminine plural)


sismometro

→ Italian: sismometru


Trinacria

From Latin Trīnacria, from Ancient Greek Τρινακρία (Trinakría).


ialite

From Ancient Greek ὕαλος (húalos) + -lite.


laccolite

From Ancient Greek λάκκος (lákkos) + -lite.


siderolite

(mineralogy) a mineral found in meteorites


galestroso

galestroso (feminine galestrosa, masculine plural galestrosi, feminine plural galestrose)

galestrosa (feminine)
galestrosi (masculine plural)
galestrose (feminine plural)


galestro

Probably from an Mediterranean substrate word.


feldspatico

feldspatico (feminine feldspatica, masculine plural feldspatici, feminine plural feldspatiche)

feldspatica (feminine)
feldspatici (masculine plural)
feldspatiche (feminine plural)
feldispatico (alternative)


spatico

spatico (feminine spatica, masculine plural spatici, feminine plural spatiche)

spatica (feminine)
spatici (masculine plural)
spatiche (feminine plural)


chelleano

chelleano (feminine chelleana, masculine plural chelleani, feminine plural chelleane)

chelleana (feminine)
chelleani (masculine plural)
chelleane (feminine plural)


conchiliaceo

conchiliaceo (feminine conchiliacea, masculine plural conchiliacei, feminine plural conchiliacee)

conchiliacea (feminine)
conchiliacei (masculine plural)
conchiliacee (feminine plural)


cretaceo

cretaceo (feminine cretacea, masculine plural cretacei, feminine plural cretacee)

cretacea (feminine)
cretacei (masculine plural)
cretacee (feminine plural)


micaceo

micaceo (feminine micacea, masculine plural micacei, feminine plural micacee)

micacea (feminine)
micacei (masculine plural)
micacee (feminine plural)


sabbia bituminosa

it-noun

sabbia bituminosa f (plural sabbie bituminose)


scisto bituminoso

scisto bituminoso m (plural scisti bituminosi)


nummulitico

it-adj

nummulitico (feminine nummulitica, masculine plural nummulitici, feminine plural nummulitiche)

nummulitica (feminine)
nummulitici (masculine plural)
nummulitiche (feminine plural)


corografo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χωρογρᾰ́φος (khōrogrắphos). By surface analysis, Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra, “country, nation”) + -grafo.


radiometrico

it-adj

radiometrico (feminine radiometrica, masculine plural radiometrici, feminine plural radiometriche)

radiometrica (feminine)
radiometrici (masculine plural)
radiometriche (feminine plural)

From radiometria or radiometro + -ico. By surface analysis, radio- + -metrico.


carbonatico

carbonatico (feminine carbonatica, masculine plural carbonatici, feminine plural carbonatiche)

carbonatica (feminine)
carbonatici (masculine plural)
carbonatiche (feminine plural)


sottoepoca

(geology) age or stage (subdivision of an epoch or series)


piemontite

head

piemontite f (countable or uncountable, plural piemontiti)


dolomitico

it-adj

dolomitico (feminine dolomitica, masculine plural dolomitici, feminine plural dolomitiche)

dolomitica (feminine)
dolomitici (masculine plural)
dolomitiche (feminine plural)


dolomitizzazione

it-noun

dolomitizzazione f (plural dolomitizzazioni)


sciara

(geology, chiefly Sicily) A mound of magmatic scoriae formed along lava flows.


drusa

Borrowed from French druse, from German Druse.


granulometrico

it-adj

granulometrico (feminine granulometrica, masculine plural granulometrici, feminine plural granulometriche)

granulometrica (feminine)
granulometrici (masculine plural)
granulometriche (feminine plural)


istmico

istmico (feminine istmica, masculine plural istmici, feminine plural istmiche)

istmica (feminine)
istmici (masculine plural)
istmiche (feminine plural)


lumachella

→ English: lumachel


nettunista

it-noun

nettunista m or f by sense (masculine plural nettunisti, feminine plural nettuniste)

nettunisti (masculine plural)
nettuniste (feminine plural)


wagnerite

From Wagner + -ite, after F. M. von Wagner (1768-1851), German mining official.


ofite

(mineralogy) ophite, verd antique (lapis ophytes)


fluorvesuvianite

fluorvesuvianite f (plural fluorvesuvianiti)


piritico

it-adj

piritico (feminine piritica, masculine plural piritici, feminine plural piritiche)

piritica (feminine)
piritici (masculine plural)
piritiche (feminine plural)


pleistocenico

pleistocenico (feminine pleistocenica, masculine plural pleistocenici, feminine plural pleistoceniche)

pleistocenica (feminine)
pleistocenici (masculine plural)
pleistoceniche (feminine plural)
plistocenico (alternative)


plutonico

plutonico (feminine plutonica, masculine plural plutonici, feminine plural plutoniche)

plutonica (feminine)
plutonici (masculine plural)
plutoniche (feminine plural)


porfirico

porfirico (feminine porfirica, masculine plural porfirici, feminine plural porfiriche)

porfirica (feminine)
porfirici (masculine plural)
porfiriche (feminine plural)


portolano

French: portulan

English: portolan

Portuguese: portulano

From Medieval Latin portulānus, derived from portus (“harbour/harbor, port”).

Undici giorni ad occidente di Lisbona, quindi dodici giornate a mezzodì, dovettero condurre all’isola di Madeira, la quale sarebbe adunque l’isola El-Ghanam degli El-Magrurin, il cui nome ha un singolare rapporto di consonanza colla denominazione italiana d’isola del Legname, inscritta sui portolani neolatini assai tempo prima che i Portoghesi lo traducessero letteralmente con quello di isola Madeira. (...)

1891, Luigi Hugues, chapter III, in Storia della geografia e delle scoperte geografiche, Le navigazioni degli Arabi, page 63:

(historical, nautical, geography) portolan (chart of European navigable waters based on descriptions of coasts)


Precambriano

From pre- (“pre-”) + Cambriano (“Cambrian”).

(geology) Precambrian (the geological supereon)


siluriano

siluriano (feminine siluriana, masculine plural siluriani, feminine plural siluriane)

siluriana (feminine)
siluriani (masculine plural)
siluriane (feminine plural)


stalagmitico

stalagmitico (feminine stalagmitica, masculine plural stalagmitici, feminine plural stalagmitiche)

stalagmitica (feminine)
stalagmitici (masculine plural)
stalagmitiche (feminine plural)
stalammitico (alternative)


stalattitico

stalattitico (feminine stalattitica, masculine plural stalattitici, feminine plural stalattitiche)

stalattitica (feminine)
stalattitici (masculine plural)
stalattitiche (feminine plural)


succinite

From Latin succinum (“amber”, variant of sūcinum) + -ite.

der

variant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">sūcinum</i>

(mineralogy) succinite (amber-coloured/colored garnet)


metacinnabarite

it-noun

metacinnabarite f (plural metacinnabariti)


uranografia

Borrowed from Latin ūranographia, from Ancient Greek οὐρανογραφία (ouranographía) from οὐρᾰνός (ourănós, “sky, heaven”) + -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā). By surface analysis, urano- + -grafia.

der

οὐρανογραφία


essonite

From Ancient Greek ἥσσων (hḗssōn, “inferior”) + -ite.

der

(mineralogy) essonite, cinnamon stone (reddish-brown variety of garnet)


allotigeno

it-adj

allotigeno (feminine allotigena, masculine plural allotigeni, feminine plural allotigene)

allotigena (feminine)
allotigeni (masculine plural)
allotigene (feminine plural)


palagonitico

palagonitico (feminine palagonitica, masculine plural palagonitici, feminine plural palagonitiche)

palagonitica (feminine)
palagonitici (masculine plural)
palagonitiche (feminine plural)


ferrettizzazione

it-noun

ferrettizzazione f (plural ferrettizzazioni)


epigravettiano

it-adj

epigravettiano (feminine epigravettiana, masculine plural epigravettiani, feminine plural epigravettiane)

epigravettiana (feminine)
epigravettiani (masculine plural)
epigravettiane (feminine plural)


carbonatoapatite

it-noun

carbonatoapatite f (plural carbonatoapatiti)

(mineralogy) carbonated apatite (mineral found in bone)


metamorfizzazione

metamorfizzazione f (plural metamorfizzazioni)


metamorfizzare

it-verb

metamorfizzàre (first-person singular present metamorfìzzo, first-person singular past historic metamorfizzài, past participle metamorfizzàto, auxiliary avére)

metamorfizzàre (canonical)
metamorfìzzo (first-person present singular)
metamorfizzài (first-person historic past singular)
metamorfizzàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
metamorfizzàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
metamorfizzàndo (gerund)
metamorfizzànte (participle present)
metamorfizzàto (participle past)
metamorfìzzo (first-person indicative present singular)
metamorfìzzi (indicative present second-person singular)
metamorfìzza (indicative present singular third-person)
metamorfizziàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
metamorfizzàte (indicative plural present second-person)
metamorfìzzano (indicative plural present third-person)
metamorfizzàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
metamorfizzàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
metamorfizzàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
metamorfizzavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
metamorfizzavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
metamorfizzàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
metamorfizzài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
metamorfizzàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
metamorfizzò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
metamorfizzàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
metamorfizzàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
metamorfizzàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
metamorfizzerò (first-person future indicative singular)
metamorfizzerài (future indicative second-person singular)
metamorfizzerà (future indicative singular third-person)
metamorfizzerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
metamorfizzeréte (future indicative plural second-person)
metamorfizzerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
metamorfizzerèi (conditional first-person singular)
metamorfizzerésti (conditional second-person singular)
metamorfizzerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
metamorfizzerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
metamorfizzerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
metamorfizzeréste (conditional plural second-person)
metamorfizzerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
metamorfizzerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
metamorfìzzi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
metamorfìzzi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
metamorfìzzi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
metamorfizziàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
metamorfizziàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
metamorfìzzino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
metamorfizzàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
metamorfizzàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
metamorfizzàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
metamorfizzàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
metamorfizzàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
metamorfizzàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
metamorfìzza (imperative second-person singular)
metamorfìzzi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
metamorfizziàmo (first-person imperative plural)
metamorfizzàte (imperative plural second-person)
metamorfìzzino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
metamorfizzàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
metamorfìzzi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
metamorfizziàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
metamorfizzàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
metamorfìzzino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)


eussenite

(mineralogy) Alternative form of euxenite


grafitizzazione

it-noun

grafitizzazione f (plural grafitizzazioni)


idrossibastnaesite

idrossibastnaesite f (plural idrossibastnaesiti)


monazitico

it-adj

monazitico (feminine monazitica, masculine plural monazitici, feminine plural monazitiche)

monazitica (feminine)
monazitici (masculine plural)
monazitiche (feminine plural)


uranofano

uranofani (plural)
uranofane (alternative)


uranofane

uranofani (plural)
uranofano (alternative)


sedimentologico

sedimentologico (feminine sedimentologica, masculine plural sedimentologici, feminine plural sedimentologiche)

sedimentologica (feminine)
sedimentologici (masculine plural)
sedimentologiche (feminine plural)


biomineralogia

it-noun

biomineralogia f (plural biomineralogie)


idiocromatico

it-adj

idiocromatico (feminine idiocromatica, masculine plural idiocromatici, feminine plural idiocromatiche)

idiocromatica (feminine)
idiocromatici (masculine plural)
idiocromatiche (feminine plural)


metamittico

metamittico (feminine metamittica, masculine plural metamittici, feminine plural metamittiche)

metamittica (feminine)
metamittici (masculine plural)
metamittiche (feminine plural)


metasomatico

metasomatico (feminine metasomatica, masculine plural metasomatici, feminine plural metasomatiche)

metasomatica (feminine)
metasomatici (masculine plural)
metasomatiche (feminine plural)


nitratina

(mineralogy) nitratine, nitre, saltpetre


pneumatolitico

pneumatolitico (feminine pneumatolitica, masculine plural pneumatolitici, feminine plural pneumatolitiche)

pneumatolitica (feminine)
pneumatolitici (masculine plural)
pneumatolitiche (feminine plural)


sovrascorrere

it-verb

sovrascórrere (first-person singular present sovrascórro, first-person singular past historic sovrascórsi, past participle sovrascórso, auxiliary avére)

sovrascórrere (canonical)
sovrascórro (first-person present singular)
sovrascórsi (first-person historic past singular)
sovrascórso (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
sovrascórrere (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
sovrascorrèndo (gerund)
sovrascorrènte (participle present)
sovrascórso (participle past)
sovrascórro (first-person indicative present singular)
sovrascórri (indicative present second-person singular)
sovrascórre (indicative present singular third-person)
sovrascorriàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
sovrascorréte (indicative plural present second-person)
sovrascórrono (indicative plural present third-person)
sovrascorrévo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sovrascorrévi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sovrascorréva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sovrascorrevàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sovrascorrevàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sovrascorrévano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sovrascórsi (first-person historic indicative past singular)
sovrascorrésti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
sovrascórse (historic indicative past singular third-person)
sovrascorrémmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
sovrascorréste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
sovrascórsero (historic indicative past plural third-person)
sovrascorrerò (first-person future indicative singular)
sovrascorrerài (future indicative second-person singular)
sovrascorrerà (future indicative singular third-person)
sovrascorrerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
sovrascorreréte (future indicative plural second-person)
sovrascorrerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
sovrascorrerèi (conditional first-person singular)
sovrascorrerésti (conditional second-person singular)
sovrascorrerèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
sovrascorrerébbe (conditional singular third-person)
sovrascorrerémmo (conditional first-person plural)
sovrascorreréste (conditional plural second-person)
sovrascorrerèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
sovrascorrerébbero (conditional plural third-person)
sovrascórra (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sovrascórra (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sovrascórra (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sovrascorriàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sovrascorriàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sovrascórrano (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sovrascorréssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sovrascorréssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sovrascorrésse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sovrascorréssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sovrascorréste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sovrascorréssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sovrascórri (imperative second-person singular)
sovrascórra (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sovrascorriàmo (first-person imperative plural)
sovrascorréte (imperative plural second-person)
sovrascórrano (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
sovrascórrere (imperative negative second-person singular)
sovrascórra (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sovrascorriàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
sovrascorréte (imperative negative plural second-person)
sovrascórrano (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(geology) to overthrust, to slide tectonically over an existing base (of a rock mass) [transitive or with su or sopra]


clastogenetico

it-adj

clastogenetico (feminine clastogenetica, masculine plural clastogenetici, feminine plural clastogenetiche)

clastogenetica (feminine)
clastogenetici (masculine plural)
clastogenetiche (feminine plural)


sublitoraneo

sublitoraneo (feminine sublitoranea, masculine plural sublitoranei, feminine plural sublitoranee)

sublitoranea (feminine)
sublitoranei (masculine plural)
sublitoranee (feminine plural)


nenfro

(geology) variety of tuffa used in Etruscan building and sculpture


antropogeografico

antropogeografico (feminine antropogeografica, masculine plural antropogeografici, feminine plural antropogeografiche)

antropogeografica (feminine)
antropogeografici (masculine plural)
antropogeografiche (feminine plural)

From antropogeografia + -ico or antropo- + geografico.


oronimo

From oro- (“mountain”) + -onimo (“name”).

(linguistics, geography) oronym (toponym of a mountain)


afanitico

afanitico (feminine afanitica, masculine plural afanitici, feminine plural afanitiche)

afanitica (feminine)
afanitici (masculine plural)
afanitiche (feminine plural)


magnetostratigrafico

magnetostratigrafico (feminine magnetostratigrafica, masculine plural magnetostratigrafici, feminine plural magnetostratigrafiche)

magnetostratigrafica (feminine)
magnetostratigrafici (masculine plural)
magnetostratigrafiche (feminine plural)


subcostiero

subcostiero (feminine subcostiera, masculine plural subcostieri, feminine plural subcostiere)

subcostiera (feminine)
subcostieri (masculine plural)
subcostiere (feminine plural)


quarzitico

quarzitico (feminine quarzitica, masculine plural quarzitici, feminine plural quarzitiche)

quarzitica (feminine)
quarzitici (masculine plural)
quarzitiche (feminine plural)


sfagliare

it-verb

sfagliàre (first-person singular present sfàglio, first-person singular past historic sfagliài, past participle sfagliàto, auxiliary èssere)

sfagliàre (canonical)
sfàglio (first-person present singular)
sfagliài (first-person historic past singular)
sfagliàto (participle past)
èssere (auxiliary)
sfagliàre (infinitive)
èssere (auxiliary)
sfagliàndo (gerund)
sfagliànte (participle present)
sfagliàto (participle past)
sfàglio (first-person indicative present singular)
sfàgli (indicative present second-person singular)
sfàglia (indicative present singular third-person)
sfagliàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
sfagliàte (indicative plural present second-person)
sfàgliano (indicative plural present third-person)
sfagliàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
sfagliàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
sfagliàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
sfagliavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
sfagliavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
sfagliàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
sfagliài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
sfagliàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
sfagliò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
sfagliàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
sfagliàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
sfagliàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
sfaglierò (first-person future indicative singular)
sfaglierài (future indicative second-person singular)
sfaglierà (future indicative singular third-person)
sfaglierémo (first-person future indicative plural)
sfaglieréte (future indicative plural second-person)
sfaglierànno (future indicative plural third-person)
sfaglierèi (conditional first-person singular)
sfaglierésti (conditional second-person singular)
sfaglierèbbe (conditional singular third-person)
sfaglierébbe (conditional singular third-person)
sfaglierémmo (conditional first-person plural)
sfaglieréste (conditional plural second-person)
sfaglierèbbero (conditional plural third-person)
sfaglierébbero (conditional plural third-person)
sfàgli (first-person present singular subjunctive)
sfàgli (present second-person singular subjunctive)
sfàgli (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sfagliàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
sfagliàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
sfàglino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
sfagliàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
sfagliàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
sfagliàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
sfagliàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
sfagliàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
sfagliàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
sfàglia (imperative second-person singular)
sfàgli (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sfagliàmo (first-person imperative plural)
sfagliàte (imperative plural second-person)
sfàglino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
sfagliàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
sfàgli (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
sfagliàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
sfagliàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
sfàglino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From s- + faglia (“geological fault”) + -are.

(geology, intransitive) to break along a fault


fagliato

it-adj

fagliato (feminine fagliata, masculine plural fagliati, feminine plural fagliate)

fagliata (feminine)
fagliati (masculine plural)
fagliate (feminine plural)


mantellico

mantellico (feminine mantellica, masculine plural mantellici, feminine plural mantelliche)

mantellica (feminine)
mantellici (masculine plural)
mantelliche (feminine plural)


oligomittico

oligomittico (feminine oligomittica, masculine plural oligomittici, feminine plural oligomittiche)

oligomittica (feminine)
oligomittici (masculine plural)
oligomittiche (feminine plural)


sovrascorrimento

it-noun

sovrascorrimento m (plural sovrascorrimenti)


ammonitico

it-adj

ammonitico (feminine ammonitica, masculine plural ammonitici, feminine plural ammonitiche)

ammonitica (feminine)
ammonitici (masculine plural)
ammonitiche (feminine plural)


pianalto

(geology) a plane, in the Alpine foothills formed by the meeting of glaciers


afanite

(geology, petrology) aphanite (certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye)


allotriomorfo

allotriomorfo (feminine allotriomorfa, masculine plural allotriomorfi, feminine plural allotriomorfe)

allotriomorfa (feminine)
allotriomorfi (masculine plural)
allotriomorfe (feminine plural)


arborizzato

arborizzato (feminine arborizzata, masculine plural arborizzati, feminine plural arborizzate)

arborizzata (feminine)
arborizzati (masculine plural)
arborizzate (feminine plural)

(mineralogy) containing dendritic veins of other minerals


archeano

archeano (feminine archeana, masculine plural archeani, feminine plural archeane)

archeana (feminine)
archeani (masculine plural)
archeane (feminine plural)


autoclasi

From auto- + Ancient Greek κλάσις (klásis).


xerotermico

xerotermico (feminine xerotermica, masculine plural xerotermici, feminine plural xerotermiche)

xerotermica (feminine)
xerotermici (masculine plural)
xerotermiche (feminine plural)


kallaite

(mineralogy) alternative form of kalaite


sideromelano

From sidero- + Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”, accusative: μέλανος (mélanos)).

af

accusative: <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">μέλανος</i> (mélanos)


crosta terrestre

it-noun

crosta terrestre f (plural croste terrestri)


fluorapofillite

fluorapofillite f (plural fluorapofilliti)


zancleano

it-adj

zancleano (feminine zancleana, masculine plural zancleani, feminine plural zancleane)

zancleana (feminine)
zancleani (masculine plural)
zancleane (feminine plural)

From Zancle + -ano (“pertaining to”, “-an”, derivational suffix).

suffix

(geology) of or pertaining to the Zanclean age


moscoviano

it-adj

moscoviano (feminine moscoviana, masculine plural moscoviani, feminine plural moscoviane)

moscoviana (feminine)
moscoviani (masculine plural)
moscoviane (feminine plural)

From Moscovia (ancient name of Moscow) + -iano (“-ian”).

suffix

(geology, paleontology) of or pertaining to the Moscovian period


Moscoviano

(geology, paleontology) Moscovian (a subdivision of the Carboniferous period)


Adeano

Borrowed from English Hadean. By surface analysis, Ade (“Hades”) + -ano (“-an”).


pietra di luna

it-noun

pietra di luna f (plural pietre di luna)


isochimena

From iso- + Ancient Greek χειμαίνω (kheimaínō, “I am exposed to winter cold”).

der

linea isochimena
linea isochimena#Italian


linea isochimena

it-noun

linea isochimena f (plural linee isochimene)

(geology) a line joining points within the Earth that have the same mean winter temperature; isocheimal line


grossularia

Borrowed from translingual [Ribes] grossularia, synonym of Ribes uva-crispa, for the coloration similar to that of gooseberry.


clinopirosseno

it-noun

clinopirosseno m (plural clinopirosseni)


discontinuità di Mohorovičić

Named for Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić (1857-1936).

Mohorovičić discontinuity
Mohorovičić discontinuity

Andrija Mohorovičić
it:discontinuità di Mohorovicic


nucleo interno

nucleo interno m (plural nuclei interni)


nucleo esterno

nucleo esterno m (plural nuclei esterni)


terra rossa

→ English: terra rossa

desc

French: → terra rossa, terra-rossa, → sol rouge (calque)

→ Japanese: テラロッサ (terarossa)

→ Korean: 테라로사 (terarosa)

Portuguese: → terra roxa, → terra vermelha (calque)

→ Russian: терра роса (terra rosa)

Spanish: → terra rosa, → tierra roja (calque)


afrolite

From Ancient Greek ἀφρός (aphrós, “foam”) + -lite (“rock”).


anatessi

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάτηξις (anátēxis, “melting, liquefaction”), derived from ἀνατήκω (anatḗkō, “I melt”).


anatettico

it-adj

anatettico (feminine anatettica, masculine plural anatettici, feminine plural anatettiche)

anatettica (feminine)
anatettici (masculine plural)
anatettiche (feminine plural)


granato bianco

(mineralogy) an uncoloured/uncolored variety of grossular


xerico

xerico (feminine xerica, masculine plural xerici, feminine plural xeriche)

xerica (feminine)
xerici (masculine plural)
xeriche (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) + -ico, on the example of English xeric.


retinasfalto

From Ancient Greek ῥητίνη (rhētínē, “resin”) + asfalto (“asphalt”).

(mineralogy) synonym of retinite (“retinite”)


casciolongo

(mineralogy) cacholong (variety of opal)


diaspide

Borrowed from Latin iaspidem, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis); influenced by diaspro.

(mineralogy, obsolete) synonym of diaspro


diablastico

it-adj

diablastico (feminine diablastica, masculine plural diablastici, feminine plural diablastiche)

diablastica (feminine)
diablastici (masculine plural)
diablastiche (feminine plural)

(petrology) characterized by metamorphic rocks, with two or more different minerals


lepidoblastico

lepidoblastico (feminine lepidoblastica, masculine plural lepidoblastici, feminine plural lepidoblastiche)

lepidoblastica (feminine)
lepidoblastici (masculine plural)
lepidoblastiche (feminine plural)

(petrology) characterized by metamorphic rocks, with abundance of siliceous minerals with a lamellate surface


cristalloblastico

cristalloblastico (feminine cristalloblastica, masculine plural cristalloblastici, feminine plural cristalloblastiche)

cristalloblastica (feminine)
cristalloblastici (masculine plural)
cristalloblastiche (feminine plural)

(petrology) characterized by metamorphic rocks showing recrystallization


fibroblastico

fibroblastico (feminine fibroblastica, masculine plural fibroblastici, feminine plural fibroblastiche)

fibroblastica (feminine)
fibroblastici (masculine plural)
fibroblastiche (feminine plural)

(petrology) characterized by a preponderance of crystals with a fibrous surface


porfiroblastico

porfiroblastico (feminine porfiroblastica, masculine plural porfiroblastici, feminine plural porfiroblastiche)

porfiroblastica (feminine)
porfiroblastici (masculine plural)
porfiroblastiche (feminine plural)


nematoblastico

nematoblastico (feminine nematoblastica, masculine plural nematoblastici, feminine plural nematoblastiche)

nematoblastica (feminine)
nematoblastici (masculine plural)
nematoblastiche (feminine plural)

(petrology) characterized by metamorphic rocks made up of fibrous minerals distributed in nearly-parallel stripes


cristalloclastico

cristalloclastico (feminine cristalloclastica, masculine plural cristalloclastici, feminine plural cristalloclastiche)

cristalloclastica (feminine)
cristalloclastici (masculine plural)
cristalloclastiche (feminine plural)

(petrology) consisting primarily of crystalized minerals


termoclastico

termoclastico (feminine termoclastica, masculine plural termoclastici, feminine plural termoclastiche)

termoclastica (feminine)
termoclastici (masculine plural)
termoclastiche (feminine plural)


vitroclastico

vitroclastico (feminine vitroclastica, masculine plural vitroclastici, feminine plural vitroclastiche)

vitroclastica (feminine)
vitroclastici (masculine plural)
vitroclastiche (feminine plural)


porfiroclastico

porfiroclastico (feminine porfiroclastica, masculine plural porfiroclastici, feminine plural porfiroclastiche)

porfiroclastica (feminine)
porfiroclastici (masculine plural)
porfiroclastiche (feminine plural)

(petrology) synonym of cristalloclastico


protoclastico

protoclastico (feminine protoclastica, masculine plural protoclastici, feminine plural protoclastiche)

protoclastica (feminine)
protoclastici (masculine plural)
protoclastiche (feminine plural)

From protoclasi, on the example of clastico.

(geology) characterized by a deformation of the component minerals having taken place prior to solidification (of a rock)


protoclasi

From proto- + Ancient Greek κλάσις (klásis, “fracture”).

der

(geology) deformation of a rock's component minerals prior to its solidification


autoclastico

it-adj

autoclastico (feminine autoclastica, masculine plural autoclastici, feminine plural autoclastiche)

autoclastica (feminine)
autoclastici (masculine plural)
autoclastiche (feminine plural)


lapidificazione

it-noun

lapidificazione m (plural lapidificazioni)

(geology) metamorphism (of sedimentary rocks)


laterizzazione

laterizzazione f (plural laterizzazioni)


litologico

it-adj

litologico (feminine litologica, masculine plural litologici, feminine plural litologiche)

litologica (feminine)
litologici (masculine plural)
litologiche (feminine plural)


madroso

madroso (feminine madrosa, masculine plural madrosi, feminine plural madrose)

madrosa (feminine)
madrosi (masculine plural)
madrose (feminine plural)


montonato

montonato (feminine montonata, masculine plural montonati, feminine plural montonate)

montonata (feminine)
montonati (masculine plural)
montonate (feminine plural)

(geology) broken down by glaciers (of rock)


pozzolanico

pozzolanico (feminine pozzolanica, masculine plural pozzolanici, feminine plural pozzolaniche)

pozzolanica (feminine)
pozzolanici (masculine plural)
pozzolaniche (feminine plural)


psammitico

psammitico (feminine psammitica, masculine plural psammitici, feminine plural psammitiche)

psammitica (feminine)
psammitici (masculine plural)
psammitiche (feminine plural)

From psammite + -ico, from Ancient Greek ψαμμίτης (psammítēs), from ψάμμος (psámmos).


cobaltocalcite

it-noun

cobaltocalcite f (plural cobaltocalciti)


calcefiro

(petrology) a metamorphic rock with granular texture


ultrametamorfismo

ultrametamorfismo m (plural ultrametamorfismi)


morfostratigrafico

it-adj

morfostratigrafico (feminine morfostratigrafica, masculine plural morfostratigrafici, feminine plural morfostratigrafiche)

morfostratigrafica (feminine)
morfostratigrafici (masculine plural)
morfostratigrafiche (feminine plural)


liassico

liassico (feminine liassica, masculine plural liassici, feminine plural liassiche)

liassica (feminine)
liassici (masculine plural)
liassiche (feminine plural)
liasico (alternative)


mesotriassico

mesotriassico (feminine mesotriassica, masculine plural mesotriassici, feminine plural mesotriassiche)

mesotriassica (feminine)
mesotriassici (masculine plural)
mesotriassiche (feminine plural)


lamproitico

lamproitico (feminine lamproitica, masculine plural lamproitici, feminine plural lamproitiche)

lamproitica (feminine)
lamproitici (masculine plural)
lamproitiche (feminine plural)


melilitico

melilitico (feminine melilitica, masculine plural melilitici, feminine plural melilitiche)

melilitica (feminine)
melilitici (masculine plural)
melilitiche (feminine plural)


mesocenozoico

mesocenozoico (feminine mesocenozoica, masculine plural mesocenozoici, feminine plural mesocenozoiche)

mesocenozoica (feminine)
mesocenozoici (masculine plural)
mesocenozoiche (feminine plural)


nefelinico

nefelinico (feminine nefelinica, masculine plural nefelinici, feminine plural nefeliniche)

nefelinica (feminine)
nefelinici (masculine plural)
nefeliniche (feminine plural)


deculminazione

it-noun

deculminazione f (plural deculminazioni)

(geology) phenomenon by which mountain peaks, ridges, etc. become gradually shorter due to erosion


pirogenico

it-adj

pirogenico (feminine pirogenica, masculine plural pirogenici, feminine plural pirogeniche)

pirogenica (feminine)
pirogenici (masculine plural)
pirogeniche (feminine plural)


psilomelano

From Ancient Greek ψιλός (psilós, “smooth”) + μέλας (mélas, “black”, accusative: μέλανος (mélanos)).


lepidomelano

From lepido- + Ancient Greek μέλανος (mélanos, “black”).


seghife

Borrowed from Arabic سَقِيفَة (saqīfa, “covered passage”).

bor+

(geology) a type of natural cavity, typically found in Eastern Cyrenaica, and in Marmarica


estinzione di massa

it-noun

estinzione di massa f (plural estinzioni di massa)

(evolutionary theory, geology) mass extinction


diallagio

From Ancient Greek διαλλαγή (diallagḗ, “difference”).


piromagma

(petrology) a kind of magma supersaturated with gas


epimagma

(petrology) a kind of partially degassed and cooled magma which forms lava


ipomagma

(petrology) a kind of magma wherein the tension of its volatile components does not reach the external pressure


linea di spartivalle

it-noun

linea di spartivalle f (plural linee di spartivalle)

(geography) a line separating a valley's side from that of a neighboring valley


spartivalle

Verb-object compound, composed of sparti (“to separate”) + valle (“valley”).

it-verb-obj

linea di spartivalle
linea di spartivalle#Italian

(geography) ellipsis of linea di spartivalle


orogenizzato

it-adj

orogenizzato (feminine orogenizzata, masculine plural orogenizzati, feminine plural orogenizzate)

orogenizzata (feminine)
orogenizzati (masculine plural)
orogenizzate (feminine plural)


salbanda

Borrowed from German Salband (“selvage (in textiles)”).