different between granite vs granate

English

Etymology

From French granit (“granite”), from Italian granito (“granite”), from granire (“to granulate”), from grano (“grain”), from Latin gr?num (“grain”). Compare granita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???æ.n?t/

Noun

granite (countable and uncountable, plural granites)

1. (petrology) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown.
2. (uncountable, figuratively) Toughness; the quality of having a thick skin or being rough.

Hyponyms

• (rock): syenite

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• pegmatite, feldspar, quartz, granodiorite

Anagrams

• Geraint, Tangier, angrite, ingrate, tangier, tearing

Italian

Noun

granite f

1. plural of granita

Anagrams

• argenti, girante, ingrate, integra, negarti, negrità, regnati, rigante, ritenga, Tangeri, tingerà

English

Noun

granate (plural granates)

1. Archaic form of garnet.

Anagrams

• tanager, tangare

Afrikaans

Noun

granate

1. plural of granaat

Italian

Noun

granate f

1. plural of granata

Anagrams

• anterga, argenta, garante, regnata, tangerà

Latin

Adjective

gr?n?te

1. vocative masculine singular of gr?n?tus

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ra?nate]

Noun

granate f

1. indefinite plural of granat?
2. indefinite genitive/dative singular of granat?

Spanish

Etymology

From Occitan granat, from Medieval Latin gr?n?tus. See English garnet.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: gra?na?te

• IPA^(key): /??a?nate/, [??a?na.t?e]

Adjective

granate (plural granates)

1. garnet

Noun

granate m (plural granates)

1. (mineralogy) garnet
2. garnet (color)