clinkstone
/ (ˈklɪŋkˌstəʊn) /
noun
a variety of phonolite that makes a metallic sound when struck
QUIZZES
TAKE THIS QUIZ IF A DAZZLING VOCABULARY IS YOUR DESIDERATUM!
Have the Words of the Day from October 19–25, 2020, made an indelible mark on your memory? Take the quiz to find out!
Question 1 of 7
What does “clement” mean?
Words nearby clinkstone
clinid, clink, clinker, clinker-built, clinkety-clank, clinkstone, clino-, clinocephaly, clinodactyly, clinograph, clinoid process
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Example sentences from the Web for clinkstone
A fissile texture is occasionally assumed by clinkstone and other trap rocks, so that they have been used for roofing houses.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.Some varieties are slaty, and are frequently mistaken for clinkstone, which they closely resemble.
Geology|James Geikie(c.) Phonolite (Clinkstone) is a trachytic rock, composed essentially of sanidine, nepheline, and augite or hornblende.
Volcanoes: Past and Present|Edward Hull