Oct 28, 2006 21:58
17 yrs ago
English term
macrophyric
English to Portuguese
Science
Geology
geology
A textural term for medium to fine-grained igneous rocks containing phenocrysts >2mm long. Cf microphyric.
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macroporfírico
Webster's Third New International Unabridged Dictionary
p. 1767
-phyric = combining form of "porphyritic"
porphyritic =
of or relating to porphyry;
having distinct crystals in a relatively fine-grained base
Nôvo Dicionário Appleton das Línguas Inglêsa e Portuguêsa
p. 425
porphyritic = porfírico
macroporfírico
microporfírico
These are extremely rare words even in English. You're not likely to find many examples on the Internet. You'd need an excellent, recent, Portuguese book on Geology.
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