hornblende

English

Etymology

From German Hornblende, from Horn (“horn”) + Blende (see blende).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːnˌblɛnd/

• Audio (UK):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔɹnˌblɛnd/
• Rhymes: -ɛnd
• Hyphenation: horn‧blende

Noun

hornblende (countable and uncountable, plural hornblendes)

1. (mineralogy) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.

Derived terms

• ferrohornblende
• hornblendic
• hornblendite
• magnesiohornblende

Translations

a green to black amphibole mineral

• Finnish: sarvivälke
• French: hornblende (fr) f
• German: Hornblende f
• Icelandic: hornblendi n
• Italian: orneblenda f
• Portuguese: horneblenda (pt) f
• Russian: рогова́я обма́нка (ru) f (rogovája obmánka)
• Spanish: hornablenda (es) f, hornblenda (es) f
• Tagalog: ornablenda

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Hornblende”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “hornblende”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hornblende.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /ɔʁn.blɑ̃d/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

hornblende f (plural hornblendes)

1. (mineralogy) hornblende

Further reading

• “hornblende”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Noun

hornblende f

1. plural of hornblenda