hornblende

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːnˌblɛnd/

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

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.

• David Barthelmy (1997–2025) “Hornblende”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “hornblende”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2025.

Borrowed from German Hornblende.

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hornblende f (plural hornblendes)

1. (mineralogy) hornblende

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

hornblende f

1. plural of hornblenda