igneous rock

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igneous rock

noun igneous rocks

  1. countable, uncountable One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive).

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noun one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth

Españolroca ígnea
한국어화성암 hwaseong'am
日本語火成岩 kaseigan
中文岩漿岩 /岩浆岩 yánjiāngyán, 火成岩 huǒchéngyán
हिन्दीआग्नेय शैल āgney śail
Portuguêsrocha ígnea, pedra ígnea
Françaisroche magmatique
Deutschmagmatisches Gestein, Erstarrungsgestein
Italianoroccia magmatica
Românărocă magmatică
Русскиймагмати́ческие го́рные поро́ды magmatíčeskije górnyje poródy
Tiếng Việtđá mácma
العربيةصَخَر نَارِيّ ṣaḵar nāriyy
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@misc{igneous_rock_2026,
  title = {igneous rock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/igneous%20rock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}