Polish

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Etymology

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From afanit +‎ -owy. First attested in 1858.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.fa.ɲiˈtɔ.vɨ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvɨ
  • Syllabification: a‧fa‧ni‧to‧wy

Adjective

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afanitowy (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (relational, geology, petrology) aphanitic (pertaining to aphanites, igneous rocks composed of microscopic mineral crystals (fine grains too small to be visible to the naked eye)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Ludwig Rudolph (1858) Świat i przemiany skorupy ziemskiej : po części podług Inkesa. Cz. 1[1] (in Polish), page 31

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