Definition of granite in English:

granite

noun ˈɡranɪtˈɡrænət

mass noun

A very hard, granular, crystalline, igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and often used as a building stone.
花岗岩，花岗石
as modifier granite columns
figurative a man with granite determination
有着花岗岩般坚定决心的男子。
Example sentencesExamples
- These domes are composed of pelitic schists and gneisses folded around a core of K-feldspar granite and granitic gneiss.
- Finally the hardest stones such as granite and porphyry require the most tempered steel tools.
- I have used granite, sandstone and quartz type rocks and am continually placing rocks in various parts of the gardens to harness energies.
- Pine units are fitted at ground and eye-level, topped by granite worktops and a tiled splashback.
- Limestone, granite, and marble are the most commonly used building stones.
- Jim purchases crushed granite and then remoulds the granite into specific products, with their own individual style and look.
- The views from these heights are simply stunning, with glacial ice fields and granite peaks as far as the eye can see.
- Geologically, all three are granite and each of them has been rich in mineral deposits now largely exhausted.
- They are typically produced from limestone, crystalline rocks (including granite and dolerite), and sandstones.
- I spent a lot of time on the beach picking up little pieces of mica and quartz and granite that I thought looked interesting.
- New surfaces are made from chemical compounds and are designed to mimic granite, limestone, marble, slate, or soapstone.
- It includes a variety of rocks, such as basalt, granite, gneiss, quartzite, slate, and schist.
- Higher, steeper slopes of the Vosges have thin topsoil, with subsoils of weathered gneiss, granite, sandstone, schist, and volcanic sediments.
- Some gem minerals have crystallized directly from igneous rocks other than granite; peridot is a good example.
- Cutting limestone and hard granite into huge blocks for building and carving sculptures in the round without the use of iron tools is an extremely difficult feat.
- The temple was made from 2 differed types of stone: limestone and granite.
- The most handsome and timeless of materials is stone such as marble, granite, limestone, or slate.
- Limestone, granite and marble are frequently used to create simple, bowl-shaped designs that have a strong sculptural presence.
- This technique would, however, have been unsuitable for the extraction of harder stones such as granite.
- In a wash below the homesteads is a tool making site… discarded flints of granite, quartz and calcrete ornament the bare sandy soil.
Synonyms
resolute, firm, fixed, steadfast, dogged, single-minded

Derivatives

granitic

adjective ɡrəˈnɪtɪkɡrəˈnɪdɪk

The complex also contains granitic to monzonitic rocks.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Snieznik and Gierahow gneisses have granitic compositions.
- A common misconception is that a pegmatite is granitic in composition.
- It has also been found as a constituent of granites and in granitic pegmatites.
- In contrast, granitic pegmatites are found in the Zomba Mountain and Malosa Mountain.

granitoid

adjective & noun ɡranɪˈtɔɪd

The Masasi area is underlain predominantly by granitoid gneisses with only minor occurrences of supracrustal rocks whose relationships with the orthogneisses are not clear.
Example sentencesExamples
- Various attempts were made to date bulk zircon fractions from a number of granitoid rocks.
- These granitoids clearly belong to the magnetite-bearing granitoids.
- The major rock types in the Masasi area are granitoid gneisses, marbles, schists and quartzites.
- In Figure 2 we describe the specific field relations of the granulites and granitoids, to outline the task of sample selection for our isotopic study.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Italian granito, literally 'grained', from grano 'grain', from Latin granum.

Rhymes

gannet, Janet, planet

Definition of granite in US English:

granite

nounˈɡranətˈɡrænət

A very hard, granular, crystalline, igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and often used as a building stone.
花岗岩，花岗石
Example sentencesExamples
- This technique would, however, have been unsuitable for the extraction of harder stones such as granite.
- The views from these heights are simply stunning, with glacial ice fields and granite peaks as far as the eye can see.
- Limestone, granite, and marble are the most commonly used building stones.
- I have used granite, sandstone and quartz type rocks and am continually placing rocks in various parts of the gardens to harness energies.
- New surfaces are made from chemical compounds and are designed to mimic granite, limestone, marble, slate, or soapstone.
- They are typically produced from limestone, crystalline rocks (including granite and dolerite), and sandstones.
- Pine units are fitted at ground and eye-level, topped by granite worktops and a tiled splashback.
- The temple was made from 2 differed types of stone: limestone and granite.
- In a wash below the homesteads is a tool making site… discarded flints of granite, quartz and calcrete ornament the bare sandy soil.
- I spent a lot of time on the beach picking up little pieces of mica and quartz and granite that I thought looked interesting.
- Some gem minerals have crystallized directly from igneous rocks other than granite; peridot is a good example.
- Jim purchases crushed granite and then remoulds the granite into specific products, with their own individual style and look.
- Geologically, all three are granite and each of them has been rich in mineral deposits now largely exhausted.
- These domes are composed of pelitic schists and gneisses folded around a core of K-feldspar granite and granitic gneiss.
- The most handsome and timeless of materials is stone such as marble, granite, limestone, or slate.
- Finally the hardest stones such as granite and porphyry require the most tempered steel tools.
- Cutting limestone and hard granite into huge blocks for building and carving sculptures in the round without the use of iron tools is an extremely difficult feat.
- It includes a variety of rocks, such as basalt, granite, gneiss, quartzite, slate, and schist.
- Limestone, granite and marble are frequently used to create simple, bowl-shaped designs that have a strong sculptural presence.
- Higher, steeper slopes of the Vosges have thin topsoil, with subsoils of weathered gneiss, granite, sandstone, schist, and volcanic sediments.
Synonyms
resolute, firm, fixed, steadfast, dogged, single-minded

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Italian granito, literally ‘grained’, from grano ‘grain’, from Latin granum.

单词	granite
释义	Definition of granite in English: granite noun ˈɡranɪtˈɡrænət mass noun A very hard, granular, crystalline, igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and often used as a building stone. 花岗岩，花岗石 as modifier granite columns figurative a man with granite determination 有着花岗岩般坚定决心的男子。 Example sentencesExamples These domes are composed of pelitic schists and gneisses folded around a core of K-feldspar granite and granitic gneiss. Finally the hardest stones such as granite and porphyry require the most tempered steel tools. I have used granite, sandstone and quartz type rocks and am continually placing rocks in various parts of the gardens to harness energies. Pine units are fitted at ground and eye-level, topped by granite worktops and a tiled splashback. Limestone, granite, and marble are the most commonly used building stones. Jim purchases crushed granite and then remoulds the granite into specific products, with their own individual style and look. The views from these heights are simply stunning, with glacial ice fields and granite peaks as far as the eye can see. Geologically, all three are granite and each of them has been rich in mineral deposits now largely exhausted. They are typically produced from limestone, crystalline rocks (including granite and dolerite), and sandstones. I spent a lot of time on the beach picking up little pieces of mica and quartz and granite that I thought looked interesting. New surfaces are made from chemical compounds and are designed to mimic granite, limestone, marble, slate, or soapstone. It includes a variety of rocks, such as basalt, granite, gneiss, quartzite, slate, and schist. Higher, steeper slopes of the Vosges have thin topsoil, with subsoils of weathered gneiss, granite, sandstone, schist, and volcanic sediments. Some gem minerals have crystallized directly from igneous rocks other than granite; peridot is a good example. Cutting limestone and hard granite into huge blocks for building and carving sculptures in the round without the use of iron tools is an extremely difficult feat. The temple was made from 2 differed types of stone: limestone and granite. The most handsome and timeless of materials is stone such as marble, granite, limestone, or slate. Limestone, granite and marble are frequently used to create simple, bowl-shaped designs that have a strong sculptural presence. This technique would, however, have been unsuitable for the extraction of harder stones such as granite. In a wash below the homesteads is a tool making site… discarded flints of granite, quartz and calcrete ornament the bare sandy soil. Synonyms resolute, firm, fixed, steadfast, dogged, single-minded Derivatives granitic adjective ɡrəˈnɪtɪkɡrəˈnɪdɪk The complex also contains granitic to monzonitic rocks. Example sentencesExamples The Snieznik and Gierahow gneisses have granitic compositions. A common misconception is that a pegmatite is granitic in composition. It has also been found as a constituent of granites and in granitic pegmatites. In contrast, granitic pegmatites are found in the Zomba Mountain and Malosa Mountain. granitoid adjective & noun ɡranɪˈtɔɪd The Masasi area is underlain predominantly by granitoid gneisses with only minor occurrences of supracrustal rocks whose relationships with the orthogneisses are not clear. Example sentencesExamples Various attempts were made to date bulk zircon fractions from a number of granitoid rocks. These granitoids clearly belong to the magnetite-bearing granitoids. The major rock types in the Masasi area are granitoid gneisses, marbles, schists and quartzites. In Figure 2 we describe the specific field relations of the granulites and granitoids, to outline the task of sample selection for our isotopic study. Origin Mid 17th century: from Italian granito, literally 'grained', from grano 'grain', from Latin granum. Rhymes gannet, Janet, planet Definition of granite in US English: granite nounˈɡranətˈɡrænət A very hard, granular, crystalline, igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and often used as a building stone. 花岗岩，花岗石 Example sentencesExamples This technique would, however, have been unsuitable for the extraction of harder stones such as granite. The views from these heights are simply stunning, with glacial ice fields and granite peaks as far as the eye can see. Limestone, granite, and marble are the most commonly used building stones. I have used granite, sandstone and quartz type rocks and am continually placing rocks in various parts of the gardens to harness energies. New surfaces are made from chemical compounds and are designed to mimic granite, limestone, marble, slate, or soapstone. They are typically produced from limestone, crystalline rocks (including granite and dolerite), and sandstones. Pine units are fitted at ground and eye-level, topped by granite worktops and a tiled splashback. The temple was made from 2 differed types of stone: limestone and granite. In a wash below the homesteads is a tool making site… discarded flints of granite, quartz and calcrete ornament the bare sandy soil. I spent a lot of time on the beach picking up little pieces of mica and quartz and granite that I thought looked interesting. Some gem minerals have crystallized directly from igneous rocks other than granite; peridot is a good example. Jim purchases crushed granite and then remoulds the granite into specific products, with their own individual style and look. Geologically, all three are granite and each of them has been rich in mineral deposits now largely exhausted. These domes are composed of pelitic schists and gneisses folded around a core of K-feldspar granite and granitic gneiss. The most handsome and timeless of materials is stone such as marble, granite, limestone, or slate. Finally the hardest stones such as granite and porphyry require the most tempered steel tools. Cutting limestone and hard granite into huge blocks for building and carving sculptures in the round without the use of iron tools is an extremely difficult feat. It includes a variety of rocks, such as basalt, granite, gneiss, quartzite, slate, and schist. Limestone, granite and marble are frequently used to create simple, bowl-shaped designs that have a strong sculptural presence. Higher, steeper slopes of the Vosges have thin topsoil, with subsoils of weathered gneiss, granite, sandstone, schist, and volcanic sediments. Synonyms resolute, firm, fixed, steadfast, dogged, single-minded Origin Mid 17th century: from Italian granito, literally ‘grained’, from grano ‘grain’, from Latin granum.
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