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Pyroxene meaning

Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.

Synonyms of Pyroxene

mineral

Related words

Other words often associated with Pyroxene or its synonyms:

petrified stuff vegetable asphaltic material animal mineralized inorganic

Using Pyroxene

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
  • Useful related words include: mineral.
  • In the example corpus, pyroxene often appears in combinations such as: and pyroxene.

Context around Pyroxene

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

termed 1×

Often after:

family 1× plagioclase 1× content 1×

Sentence patterns with Pyroxene

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bytownite and pyroxene content vary 1× in the pyroxene family as 1× olivine and pyroxene and amount 1× olivine and pyroxene were detected 1× properly termed pyroxene plagioclase adcumulate 1× structure of pyroxene 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cumulate gabbros are 1× olivine and pyroxene 1× the calcium rich 1× the chief differences 1× the dikes are 1× the precise thicknesses 1×

Common sentence endings:

90 in gabbro 1× feldspars and micas 1× ida by galileo 1× in the core 1× pyroxene plagioclase adcumulate 1× structure of pyroxene 1×

Words around Pyroxene

Just before it in the word index:

pyrothin 2 pyrotechnics 57 pyrotechnicians 4 pyrotechnician 2 pyrotechnical 5 pyrotechnic 38

Just after it in the word index:

pyroxenes 6 pyrrah 2 pyrrha 4 pyrrhic 23 pyrrho 2 pyrrhonism 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Pyroxene

  • In this selection, "pyroxene" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, termed, family, plagioclase and content stand out and add context to how "pyroxene" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bytownite and pyroxene content vary and in the pyroxene family as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pyroxene" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pyroxene

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Cumulate gabbros are more properly termed pyroxene-plagioclase adcumulate. (9 words)

Olivine and pyroxene were detected on Ida by Galileo. (9 words)

The calcium rich plagioclase feldspar ( labradorite bytownite ) and pyroxene content vary between 10% - 90% in gabbro. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The chief differences from pyroxenes are that (i) amphiboles contain essential hydroxyl (OH) or halogen (F, Cl) and (ii) the basic structure is a double chain of tetrahedra (as opposed to the single chain structure of pyroxene). (37 words)

The precise thicknesses of the different layers in the interior of Ganymede depend on the assumed composition of silicates (fraction of olivine and pyroxene ) and amount of sulfur in the core. (31 words)

The dikes are typically composed of Spodumene (lithium aluminium silicate in the pyroxene family) as well as accessory minerals including quartz, feldspars and micas. (24 words)

Example sentences (6)

The dikes are typically composed of Spodumene (lithium aluminium silicate in the pyroxene family) as well as accessory minerals including quartz, feldspars and micas.

Cumulate gabbros are more properly termed pyroxene-plagioclase adcumulate.

Olivine and pyroxene were detected on Ida by Galileo.

The calcium rich plagioclase feldspar ( labradorite bytownite ) and pyroxene content vary between 10% - 90% in gabbro.

The chief differences from pyroxenes are that (i) amphiboles contain essential hydroxyl (OH) or halogen (F, Cl) and (ii) the basic structure is a double chain of tetrahedra (as opposed to the single chain structure of pyroxene).

The precise thicknesses of the different layers in the interior of Ganymede depend on the assumed composition of silicates (fraction of olivine and pyroxene ) and amount of sulfur in the core.

Common combinations with pyroxene

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pyroxene" in a sentence?
An example: "The dikes are typically composed of Spodumene (lithium aluminium silicate in the pyroxene family) as well as accessory minerals including quartz, feldspars and micas." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "pyroxene" from authentic English texts.
What does "pyroxene" mean?
Pyroxene means: Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
What are synonyms of "pyroxene"?
Common synonyms of "pyroxene" include: mineral.
How many example sentences with "pyroxene" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "pyroxene", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.