Meaning Of The Word Granite

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Granite? Find Granite meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Granite Meaning

Granite Definition
Granite Definition

What's The Definition Of Granite?

granite
variable noun: Granite is a very hard rock used in building.

granite in American English
a very hard, coarsegrained, gray to pink, intrusive igneous rock, composed mainly of feldspar, quartz, mica, and hornblende
noun
noun: a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite

granite in British English
noun: a light-coloured coarse-grained acid plutonic igneous rock consisting of quartz, feldspars, and such ferromagnesian minerals as biotite or hornblende: widely used for building

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Depressive symptoms ‐ a lack of order; disarray; confusion [...]; any…
  • Chopping board ‐ countable noun: A chopping board is a wooden or…
  • Patchiest ‐ adjective: irregular in quality, occurrence, intensity…
  • Home-lover ‐ noun: a person who enjoys being at home and who…
  • Ancients ‐ the civilized peoples, nations, or cultures of…
  • Docible ‐ adjective: susceptible to teaching or training…
  • Afterparty ‐ countable noun: An afterparty is a small party…
  • Bateless ‐ adjective: not abating or not able to…
  • Ramulose ‐ adjective: (of the parts or organs of animals…
  • Flukier ‐ adjective: done or gained by an accident, esp…