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- [fee-nuh-krist, fen-uh-]
- /ˈfi nə krɪst, ˈfɛn ə-/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fee-nuh-krist, fen-uh-]
- /ˈfi nə krɪst, ˈfɛn ə-/
Definitions of phenocryst word
- noun phenocryst any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock. 1
- noun phenocryst any of several large crystals that are embedded in a mass of smaller crystals in igneous rocks such as porphyry 0
- noun phenocryst a relatively large and usually conspicuous crystal found in a fine-grained matrix in porphyritic igneous rock 0
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Origin of phenocryst
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; pheno- + cryst(al)
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Parts of speech for Phenocryst
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
phenocryst popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
phenocryst usage trend in Literature
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