amphibole

English

Etymology

From French amphibole, coined by René Just Haüy from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβολος (amphíbolos, “ambiguous”), in reference to its many forms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæm.fɪˌboʊl/

Noun

amphibole (plural amphiboles)

1. (mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium.
   • 2017, Jason Isbell, Cumberland Gap:

     Remember when we could see the mountain's peak?
     The sparkle off the amphibole.

Derived terms

• amphibolic
• amphiboliferous
• amphibolite
• ampholite
• pyribole

 

Translations

Any of a large group of similar hydrated double silicate minerals

• Catalan: amfíbol m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 閃石／闪石

  Mandarin: 閃石／闪石 (zh) (shǎnshí), 角閃石／角闪石 (zh) (jiǎoshǎnshí)

• Finnish: amfiboli
• French: amphibole (fr) f
• Galician: anfíbolo (gl) m
• German: Amphibol (de) m
• Italian: anfibolo (it) m
• Japanese: 角閃石 (かくせんせき, kakusenseki)
• Polish: amfibol (pl) m
• Portuguese: anfíbola f, anfíbolo m, anfíbole f
• Russian: амфибо́л (ru) m (amfiból)
• Spanish: anfíbol (es) m

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

amphibole f (plural amphiboles)

1. (mineralogy) amphibole

Further reading

• “amphibole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Adjective

amphibole

1. vocative masculine singular of amphibolus