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Aqueous rocksAqueous A"que*ous, a. [Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua.
See Aqua, Aquose.]
1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it;
watery.
The aqueous vapor of the air. --Tyndall.
2. Made from, or by means of, water.
An aqueous deposit. --Dana.
Aqueous extract, an extract obtained from a vegetable
substance by steeping it in water.
Aqueous humor (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid
fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens
and the cornea. (See Eye.)
Aqueous rocks (Geol.), those which are deposited from water
and lie in strata, as opposed to volcanic rocks, which
are of igneous origin; -- called also sedimentary rocks. Effusive rocksEffusive Ef*fu"sive, a.
Pouring out; pouring forth freely. ``Washed with the effusive
wave.' --Pope.
Effusive rocks (Geol.), volcanic rocks, in distinction from
so-called intrusive, or plutonic, rocks. --
Ef*fu"sive*ly, adv. -- Ef*fu"sive*ness, n. Glaciated rocksGlaciate Gla"ci*ate, v. t.
1. To convert into, or cover with, ice.
2. (Geol.) To produce glacial effects upon, as in the scoring
of rocks, transportation of loose material, etc.
Glaciated rocks, rocks whose surfaces have been smoothed,
furrowed, or striated, by the action of ice. Intrusive rocksIntrusive In*tru"sive, a.
Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without
right or welcome.
Intrusive rocks (Geol.), rocks which have been forced,
while in a plastic or melted state, into the cavities or
between the cracks or layers of other rocks. The term is
sometimes used as equivalent to plutonic rocks. It is then
contrasted with effusive or volcanic rocks. Longmynd rocks
Longmynd rocks Long"mynd rocks" (Geol.)
The sparingly fossiliferous conglomerates, grits, schists,
and states of Great Britain, which lie at the base of the
Cambrian system; -- so called, because typically developed in
the Longmynd Hills, Shropshire.
Plutonic rocksPlutonic Plu*ton"ic, a. [Cf. F. plutonique. See Pluto.]
1. Of or pertaining to Pluto; Plutonian; hence, pertaining to
the interior of the earth; subterranean.
2. Of, pertaining to, or designating, the system of the
Plutonists; igneous; as, the Plutonic theory.
Plutonic action (Geol.), the influence of volcanic heat and
other subterranean forces under pressure.
Plutonic rocks (Geol.), granite, porphyry, and some other
igneous rocks, supposed to have consolidated from a melted
state at a great depth from the surface. Cf. Intrusive
rocks, under Intrusive.
Plutonic theory. (Geol.) See Plutonism. Primary rocksPrimary Pri"ma*ry, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.
primaire. See Prime, a., and cf. Premier, Primero.]
1. First in order of time or development or in intention;
primitive; fundamental; original.
The church of Christ, in its primary institution.
--Bp. Pearson.
These I call original, or primary, qualities of
body. --Locke.
2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;
as, primary assemblies; primary schools.
3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,
primary planets; a matter of primary importance.
4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.
5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,
some quality or property in the first degree; having
undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.
Primary alcohol (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess
the group CH2.OH, and can be oxidized so as to form a
corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of
carbon atoms; -- distinguished from secondary & tertiary
alcohols.
Primary amine (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,
or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of
hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --
distinguished from secondary & tertiary amines.
Primary amputation (Surg.), an amputation for injury
performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has
passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation
supervene.
Primary axis (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole
cluster of flowers.
Primary colors. See under Color.
Primary meeting, a meeting of citizens at which the first
steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.
See Caucus.
Primary pinna (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound
leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main
rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.
Primary planets. (Astron.) See the Note under Planet.
Primary qualities of bodies, such are essential to and
inseparable from them.
Primary quills (Zo["o]l.), the largest feathers of the wing
of a bird; primaries.
Primary rocks (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed
to have been first formed, being crystalline and
containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;
-- called also primitive rocks. The terms Secondary,
Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like
manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.
Primary salt (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid
in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by
a base or basic radical.
Primary syphilis (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,
including the period from the development of the original
lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms
indicative of general constitutional infection.
Primary union (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by
the first intention. primitive rocksPrimary Pri"ma*ry, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.
primaire. See Prime, a., and cf. Premier, Primero.]
1. First in order of time or development or in intention;
primitive; fundamental; original.
The church of Christ, in its primary institution.
--Bp. Pearson.
These I call original, or primary, qualities of
body. --Locke.
2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;
as, primary assemblies; primary schools.
3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,
primary planets; a matter of primary importance.
4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.
5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,
some quality or property in the first degree; having
undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.
Primary alcohol (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess
the group CH2.OH, and can be oxidized so as to form a
corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of
carbon atoms; -- distinguished from secondary & tertiary
alcohols.
Primary amine (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,
or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of
hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --
distinguished from secondary & tertiary amines.
Primary amputation (Surg.), an amputation for injury
performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has
passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation
supervene.
Primary axis (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole
cluster of flowers.
Primary colors. See under Color.
Primary meeting, a meeting of citizens at which the first
steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.
See Caucus.
Primary pinna (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound
leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main
rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.
Primary planets. (Astron.) See the Note under Planet.
Primary qualities of bodies, such are essential to and
inseparable from them.
Primary quills (Zo["o]l.), the largest feathers of the wing
of a bird; primaries.
Primary rocks (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed
to have been first formed, being crystalline and
containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;
-- called also primitive rocks. The terms Secondary,
Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like
manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.
Primary salt (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid
in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by
a base or basic radical.
Primary syphilis (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,
including the period from the development of the original
lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms
indicative of general constitutional infection.
Primary union (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by
the first intention. Primitive rocksPrimitive Prim"i*tive, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the
first: cf. F. primitif. See Prime, a.]
1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early
times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,
primitive innocence; the primitive church. ``Our primitive
great sire.' --Milton.
2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;
characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of
dress.
3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive
verb in grammar.
Primitive axes of co["o]rdinate (Geom.), that system of
axes to which the points of a magnitude are first
referred, with reference to a second set or system, to
which they are afterward referred.
Primitive chord (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of
which is of the same literal denomination as the
fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.
--Moore (Encyc. of Music).
Primitive circle (Spherical Projection), the circle cut
from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.
Primitive colors (Paint.), primary colors. See under
Color.
Primitive Fathers (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian
writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.
325. --Shipley.
Primitive groove (Anat.), a depression or groove in the
epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with
the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of
it.
Primitive plane (Spherical Projection), the plane upon
which the projections are made, generally coinciding with
some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a
meridian.
Primitive rocks (Geol.), primary rocks. See under
Primary.
Primitive sheath. (Anat.) See Neurilemma.
Primitive streak or trace (Anat.), an opaque and
thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in the
vertebrate blastoderm.
Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;
antiquated; old-fashioned. Rocksucker
Rocksucker Rock"suck`er, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A lamprey.
rocksuckersLamprey Lam"prey, n.; pl. Lampreys. [OE. lampreie, F.
lamproie, LL. lampreda, lampetra, from L. lambere to lick +
petra rock, stone. The lampreys are so called because they
attach themselves with their circular mouths to rocks and
stones, whence they are also called rocksuckers. See Lap
to drink, Petrify.] (Zo["o]l.)
An eel-like marsipobranch of the genus Petromyzon, and
allied genera. The lampreys have a round, sucking mouth,
without jaws, but set with numerous minute teeth, and one to
three larger teeth on the palate (see Illust. of
Cyclostomi). There are seven small branchial openings on
each side. [Written also lamper eel, lamprel, and
lampron.] Saliferous rocksSaliferous Sa*lif"er*ous, a. [L. sal salt + -ferous.]
Producing, or impregnated with, salt.
Saliferous rocks (Geol.), the New Red Sandstone system of
some geologists; -- so called because, in Europe, this
formation contains beds of salt. The saliferous beds of
New York State belong largely to the Salina period of the
Upper Silurian. See the Chart of Geology. Transition rocksTransition Tran*si"tion, n. [L. transitio: cf. F. transition.
See Transient.]
1. Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as,
the transition of the weather from hot to cold.
There is no death, what seems so is transition.
--Longfellow.
2. (Mus.) A direct or indirect passing from one key to
another; a modulation.
3. (Rhet.) A passing from one subject to another.
[He] with transition sweet, new speech resumes.
--Milton.
4. (Biol.) Change from one form to another.
Note: This word is sometimes pronounced tran*sish"un; but
according to Walker, Smart, and most other authorities,
the customary and preferable pronunciation is
tran*sizh"un, although this latter mode violates
analogy. Other authorities say tran*zish"un.
Transition rocks (Geol.), a term formerly applied to the
lowest uncrystalline stratified rocks (graywacke) supposed
to contain no fossils, and so called because thought to
have been formed when the earth was passing from an
uninhabitable to a habitable state. Volcanic rocksVolcanic Vol*can"ic, a. [Cf. F. volcanique, It. vulcanico.]
1. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic
heat.
2. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous
agencies; as, volcanic tufa.
3. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.
Volcanic bomb, a mass ejected from a volcano, often of
molten lava having a rounded form.
Volcanic cone, a hill, conical in form, built up of
cinders, tufa, or lava, during volcanic eruptions.
Volcanic foci, the subterranean centers of volcanic action;
the points beneath volcanoes where the causes producing
volcanic phenomena are most active.
Volcanic glass, the vitreous form of lava, produced by
sudden cooling; obsidian. See Obsidian.
Volcanic mud, fetid, sulphurous mud discharged by a
volcano.
Volcanic rocks, rocks which have been produced from the
discharges of volcanic matter, as the various kinds of
basalt, trachyte, scoria, obsidian, etc., whether compact,
scoriaceous, or vitreous.
Meaning of ROCKS from wikipedia
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studies the
rocks of
other celestial objects.
Rocks are
usually grouped into
three main groups:
igneous rocks,
sedimentary rocks and
metamorphic rocks. Igneous...
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bartending terminology for a
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Rocks may also refer...
- The
Liancourt Rocks, also
known by
their Korean name of
Dokdo (Korean: 독도) or
their ****anese name of Takeshima,(****anese: 竹島) are a
group of
islets in...
- Shag
Rocks may
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Rocks (M****achusetts) Shag
Rocks,
South Georgia Shag
Rocks (Western Australia),
rocks in
Western Australia Shag Reef Shag...
- The
Windgather Rocks (416 metres/1,365 ft a.s.l.) is a
gritstone crag on the Derbyshire–Cheshire
border in England. It is in the Peak
District National...
- The
Clerke Rocks are a
group of
small rocky islands some 35
miles (56 km)
southeast of
South Georgia that
extend 5
miles (8.0 km) from east to west. The...
- Pop
Rocks, also
known as
popping candy, is a type of
candy owned by Zeta
Espacial S.A. Pop
Rocks ingredients include sugar,
lactose (milk sugar), and flavoring...
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Hopewell Rocks, also
called the
Flowerpot Rocks or
simply the
Rocks, are rock
formations known as sea
stacks caused by
tidal erosion in the
Hopewell Rocks Ocean...
- The
Virgin of the
Rocks (Italian:
Vergine delle rocce),
sometimes the
Madonna of the
Rocks, is the name of two
paintings by the
Italian Renaissance artist...
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Ringing rocks, also
known as
sonorous rocks or
lithophonic rocks, are
rocks that
resonate like a bell when struck.
Examples include the
Musical Stones...
