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Gritstone

noun/ɡɹˈɪtstoʊn/
Definition
a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɡɹˈɪtstoʊn/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡɹˈɪtstəʊn/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡɹˈɪtstəʊn/
2 syllables Say it as /ɡɹˈɪtstoʊn/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
grittyadjectivecomposed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
gritverbcover with a grit
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Sandstein
ein harter, grobkörniger Kieselsandstein
🇫🇷French
meuleuse
un grès siliceux dur à gros grains
🇪🇸Spanish
piedra arenisca
una arenisca silícea dura de grano grueso
🇳🇱Dutch
zandsteen
een harde, grofkorrelige kiezelhoudende zandsteen
🇵🇹Portuguese
pedra de arenito
um arenito silicoso duro e de granulação grossa
🇷🇺Russian
песчаник
твердый крупнозернистый кремнистый песчаник
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ग्रिटस्टोन
एक कठोर मोटे दाने वाला सिलिसियस बलुआ पत्थर
🇧🇩Bengali
গ্রিটস্টোন
একটি শক্ত মোটা-দানাযুক্ত সিলিসিয়াস বেলেপাথর
🇮🇳Tamil
கிரிட்ஸ்டோன்
கடினமான கரடுமுரடான சிலிசியஸ் மணற்கல்
🇮🇳Telugu
గ్రిట్‌స్టోన్
గట్టి ముతక-కణిత సిలిసియస్ ఇసుకరాయి
🇮🇳Marathi
ग्रिटस्टोन
कठोर खरखरीत सिलिसयुक्त वाळूचा खडक
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગ્રિટસ્ટોન
સખત બરછટ દાણાવાળો સિલિસીસ રેતીનો પથ્થર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗ್ರಿಟ್‌ಸ್ಟೋನ್
ಒಂದು ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಒರಟಾದ-ಧಾನ್ಯದ ಸಿಲಿಸಿಯಸ್ ಮರಳುಗಲ್ಲು
🇮🇳Malayalam
കരിങ്കല്ല്
കടുപ്പമുള്ള പരുക്കൻ-ധാന്യമുള്ള സിലിസിയസ് മണൽക്കല്ല്
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
砂岩
坚硬的粗粒硅质砂岩
🇯🇵Japanese
砂利石
硬くて粗粒の珪質砂岩
🇰🇷Korean
사암
단단하고 거친 규산질 사암
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đá dăm
đá sa thạch silic hạt thô cứng
🇹🇭Thai
หินกรวด
หินทรายทรายเนื้อหยาบแข็ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
batu pasir
batupasir mengandung silika berbutir kasar dan keras
🇲🇾Malay
batu pasir
batu pasir silika berbutir kasar keras
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حصى
حجر رملي سيليسي صلب خشن الحبيبات
🇮🇷Persian
سنگ ریزه
یک ماسه سنگ سیلیسی دانه درشت سخت
🇹🇷Turkish
kum taşı
sert iri taneli silisli kumtaşı
🇮🇱Hebrew
אבן חצץ
אבן חול סיליקית קשה עם גרגיר גס
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What is the primary definition of the word 'gritstone'?
The primary meaning of 'gritstone' is 'a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone'.
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Using 'gritstone' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'gritstone' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'gritstone' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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