macle
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French macle, which in turn derives either from Latin macula (from Italic)[1] or from Latin mascula (from Germanic).[2] See mascle for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
macle (plural macles)
- (mineralogy) Chiastolite; so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross-section.
- (mineralogy) A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance.
- (mineralogy) A twin crystal.
Derived terms
References
- “macle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ “macle”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “macle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
The second sense is from Latin mascula, from Germanic (see English mascle for details).[1] The first sense either has the same origin,[2] or derives from macula (from Italic).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /makl/ ~ /mɑkl/
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Noun
macle f (plural macles)
Derived terms
- maclage
- macler
Descendants
- → English: macle
References
- ^ “mascle”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “macle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “macle”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
- “macle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.kle/
- Rhymes: -akle
- Hyphenation: mà‧cle
Noun
macle f pl
- plural of macla