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ophite
[ of-ahyt, oh-fahyt ]
noun
, Petrology.
- a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
ophite
/ ˈəʊfaɪt /
noun
- any of several greenish mottled rocks with ophitic texture, such as dolerite and diabase
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Other Words From
- o·phit·ic [oh-, fit, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ophite1
C17: from Latin ophītēs, from Greek, from ophis snake: because the mottled appearance resembles the markings of a snake
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Example Sentences
As these were Ophite temples, a story has been added about this person having been stung by a serpent.
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Many temples were erected to the Ophite God: and many cities were denominated from him.
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The temple was an Ophite Petra: which terms induced people to believe, that there were in these temples serpents petrified.
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There are allusions to these Ophite temples, and to these pillars, upon the coins of Syria, and Tyre.
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By this is meant the Ophite race, who came from Egypt, and from Syria, and got footing in this island.
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