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breccia
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun breccia has 1 sense
- breccia(n = noun.substance) Array - a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand; Array is a kind of rudaceous rock
Derived forms verb brecciate2, verb brecciate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
breccia, n. [It., breach, pebble, fragments of stone, fr. F. brèche; of German origin. See Breach.].
A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement, and commonly presenting a variety of colors. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
breccia, n. & v.
--n. a rock of angular stones etc. cemented by finer material.
--v.tr. form into breccia.
--n. a rock of angular stones etc. cemented by finer material.
--v.tr. form into breccia.
Derivative
brecciate v.tr. brecciation n.
Etymology
It., = gravel, f. Gmc, rel. to BREAK(1)
THESAURUS
breccia
aa, abyssal rock, agglomerate, agglomeration, basalt, bedrock, block lava, brash, bunch, clot, cluster, concrete, concretion, conglomerate, conglomeration, crag, debris, detritus, druid stone, festooned pahoehoe, gneiss, grain, granite, granule, granulet, gravel, grit, igneous rock, lava, limestone, living rock, magma, mantlerock, mass, metamorphic rock, monolith, pahoehoe, pillow lava, porphyry, pudding stone, regolith, rock, ropy lava, rubble, rubblestone, sand, sandstone, sarsen, schist, scoria, scree, sedimentary rock, shelly pahoehoe, shingle, stone, talus, tufa, tuff
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