augite

English

Etymology

From Latin augītēs.

Noun

augite (countable and uncountable, plural augites)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.

Derived terms

• augitic

 

Translations

pyroxene mineral

• Armenian: ավգիտ (hy) (avgit)
• Catalan: augita f
• Estonian: augiit
• Finnish: augiitti
• French: augite (fr) f
• Georgian: ავგიტი (avgiṭi)
• German: Augit (de) m
• Italian: augite f
• Polish: augit (pl) m
• Romanian: augit n
• Russian: авги́т (ru) m (avgít)
• Spanish: augita f

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Augite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “augite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.ʒit/

Noun

augite f (plural augites)

1. (mineralogy) augite

Descendants

• → Romanian: augit

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awˈd͡ʒi.te/
• Rhymes: -ite
• Hyphenation: au‧gì‧te

Noun

augite f (plural augiti)

1. (mineralogy) augite

Anagrams

• guaite