plagioclase

Questions about plagioclase

What does plagioclase mean?

plagioclase means "any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks".

How many syllables are in plagioclase?

plagioclase has 4 syllables: pla-gi-o-clase. The stress falls on "pla". In IPA it is /ˈpleɪdʒiəˌkleɪs/.

What is another word for plagioclase?

Close synonyms include oligoclase. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is plagioclase a common word?

plagioclase is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with plagioclase?

1 word rhymes with plagioclase. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.