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流纹岩

liú wén yándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
rhyolite (extrusive igneous rock, chemically equivalent to granite)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-97506e91f9628679. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

流紋岩 流纹岩 [liu2 wen2 yan2] /rhyolite (extrusive igneous rock, chemically equivalent to granite)/

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Other forms in these source records: 流紋岩

  • 流
    liú

    to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade

  • 纹
    wén

    line / trace / mark / pattern / grain (of wood etc) / to tattoo

  • 岩
    yán

    cliff / rock

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.