noun · Nature

basalt

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The meaning (definition) of the word basalt

a dark heavy rock made when hot lava from a volcano cools down

The word basalt used in a sentence

Basalt is dark rock that came from a hot volcano.

How the word basalt is said around the world

Frenchbasalte (bahzahlt)
Spanishbasalto (bahsahltoh)
Mandarin玄武岩 (xuán wǔ yán)
Hindiबाजालत (bahgyahluht)
Arabicالبازلت (ahlbahzahlt)
Russianбазальт (bazal't)
Portuguese (EU)basalto (buhzahltuu)
Portuguese (BR)basalto (bahzowtuu)
Japanese玄武岩 (genbu iwa)
GermanBasalt (bahzahlt)
Urduبیسالٹ (baysahlt)
Punjabiਬੇਸਾਲਟ (baysahluht)
Korean현무암 (hyeonmuam)
Hebrewבַּזֶלֶת (bahzaylayt)
Greekβασάλτης (basaltes)
Dutchbasalt (bahzahlt)
Tagalogbasalto (bahsahltoh)
Vietnamesebazan (bahzuhn)
Turkishbazalt (bahzahlt)
Persianبازالت (bahzahlaht)
Polishbazalt (bahzahlt)
Ukrainianбазальт (bazalt)
Bengaliব্যাসল্ট (bashawltaw)
Swedishbasalt (bahsahlt)
Italianbasalto (bahzahltoh)

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