Dictionary Home »
Dictionary Definitions » basaltware
basaltware
Variant of basalt
noun
- a dark, fine-grained, usually extrusive igneous rock that is more basic than andesite, consisting chiefly of plagioclase feldspars and pyroxene: often found in vast sheets, it is the most common extrusive igneous rock
- a kind of unglazed, black pottery designed by Josiah Wedgwoodalso basaltware
Related Forms:
- basaltic adjective
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
link/cite print suggestion box