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Definition of Granite
1. Noun. Plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz.
Generic synonyms: Batholite, Batholith, Pluton, Plutonic Rock
Derivative terms: Granitic
2. Noun. Something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness). "A man of granite"
Definition of Granite
1. n. A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica, and usually of a whitish, grayish, or flesh-red color. It differs from gneiss in not having the mica in planes, and therefore in being destitute of a schistose structure.
Definition of Granite
1. Noun. A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Granite
1. a type of rock [n -S] : GRANITIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Granite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Granite
Literary usage of Granite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1906)
"A dark basic eruptive dike, approximately 300 feet wide and having a general
northwest trend, penetrates the granite at this point. The same granite is ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"He infers that the granite must have slowly and irregularly eaten its way ...
For a mile or more the stratified beds next the granite have been altered into ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Present and prospective resources granite, Limestone, Marble, Sandstone, Slate.
... Dolomite, Gneiss, granite, Limestone, Volcanic Rocks and Tuffs. ..."
4. Journal by Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) (1860)
"Mr. Bell had referred to the incised ornamentation of granite. ... Referring to
the quarries from which the beautiful Cheesewring granite was obtained, ..."
5. Bulletin (1884)
"granite, Gneiss, and Quartzite. The relation of the granite and its associated
foliated rocks to the schists of the Iron district is a problem of great ..."