crystalline rock

English - Turkish

Definition of crystalline rock in English Turkish dictionary

kırılcal kayaç

billuri kayaç

billuri kaya

English - English

Definition of crystalline rock in English English dictionary

Any rock composed entirely of crystallized minerals without glassy matter (matter without visible crystals). Intrusive igneous rocks (see intrusive rock) are nearly always crystalline; extrusive igneous rocks (see extrusive rock) may be partly to entirely glassy. Metamorphic rocks are also always completely crystalline and are termed crystalline schists or gneisses. Sedimentary rocks can also be crystalline, such as crystalline limestones that precipitate directly from solution; the term is not generally applied to clastic sediments (made of fragments of preexisting rock), even though they are formed largely from the accumulation of crystalline materials

Hyphenation

crys·tal·line rock

Turkish pronunciation

krîstılayn räk

Pronunciation

/ˈkrəstəˌlīn ˈräk/ /ˈkrɪstəˌlaɪn ˈrɑːk/