|
|
Definition of Granitelike
1. Adjective. Hard as granite. "A granitic fist"
Definition of Granitelike
1. Adjective. Resembling granite. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Granitelike
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Granitelike
Literary usage of Granitelike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1870)
"... the next meeting there could be shown a fragment of the heart of a Vestryman,
which would probably exhibit a granitelike formation, for the man who kas ..."
2. Dana's Manual of Mineralogy: For the Student of Elementary Mineralogy, the by James Dwight Dana, William Ebenezer Ford (1912)
"Utah: The Bingham district has ores which are closely associated with a granitelike
rock called monzonite which is intruded into a series of quartzites, ..."
3. Why Italy Entered Into the Great War, by Luigi Carnovale by Luigi Carnovale (1917)
"In the struggle against these two adversaries, the internal strength of our people
is consolidated, the compages become granitelike, the soul becomes daring ..."
4. Elements of Geology by Eliot Blackwelder, Harlan Harland Barrows (1911)
"The resulting coarse-grained rocks are sometimes called granitoids (granitelike
rocks). If cooling is rapid, the mass is likely to become solid before ..."
5. The Island of Guam by Leonard Martin Cox, Edward John Dorn, Kenneth Chafee McIntosh, Merlyn Grail Cook, Allen H. White, United States Navy Dept (1917)
"All these celts, except some of the slingshot stones. are of a hard granitelike
rock, with a beautiful finish. ..."
Other Resources:
