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/gran"i toyd'/, adj.resembling or having the texture of granite.[1785-95; GRANITE + -OID]
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Granitoid — Gran i*toid, a. [Granite + oid: cf. F. granito[ i]de.] Resembling granite in granular appearance; as, granitoid gneiss; a granitoid pavement. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Granitoid — Granitoid, Gestein, welches Ähnlichkeit mit Granit hat … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
granitoid — granitoíd adj. m., pl. granitoízi; f. sg. granitoídă, pl. granitoíde Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
granitoid — adjective see granite … New Collegiate Dictionary
granitoid — a) In the IUGS classification (International Union of Geological Sciences), a preliminary term (for field use) for a plutonic rock with Q (quartz) between 20 and 60 (%). b) A general term for all phaneritic igneous rocks (mineral crystals … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
granitoid — gran·it·oid … English syllables
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