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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbotrioidal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bo.tɾjo.iˈðal
"Los agregados de hematites muestran una textura botrioidal."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Resembling a bunch of grapes in shape, typically used in mineralogy to describe a mineral habit with smooth, rounded globular surfaces.
"The hematite specimen displayed a striking botryoidal structure with a metallic luster." - 2
Formed of clustered rounded masses or nodules in biological or geological contexts.
"Microscopic examination revealed botryoidal colonies of bacteria growing along the fracture lines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word 'botrys', meaning 'cluster of grapes', combined with the Greek suffix 'oeides', meaning 'like' or 'having the form of'. It entered scientific English in the 19th century primarily through mineralogy to describe crystal habits resembling a bunch of grapes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Botryoidal" is said worldwide
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botryoïde
Transliteration: botʁiɔid
"La malachite présente souvent une structure botryoïde."
traubig
Transliteration: ˈtʁaʊbɪç
"Das Mineral zeigt eine charakteristische traubige Ausbildung."
botrioidale
Transliteration: botriojˈdale
"Il campione ha una forma botrioidale unica."
botrioidal
Transliteration: bo.tɾjo.iˈðal
"Los agregados de hematites muestran una textura botrioidal."
botrioidal
Transliteration: bo.tɾi.ojˈdaw
"A amostra exibe um hábito botrioidal distinto."
अंगूर के गुच्छे जैसा
Transliteration: angoor ke guchche jaisa
"खनिज का यह नमूना अंगूर के गुच्छे जैसा दिखता है।"
葡萄状的
Transliteration: pútao zhuàng de
"这种矿物具有典型的葡萄状结构。"
포도상
Transliteration: podosang
"그 광물 표본은 포도상 구조를 나타냅니다."
葡萄状の
Transliteration: budōjō no
"その鉱物は美しい葡萄状の結晶形態を示している。"
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