| granite | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. granite | plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz. |
| ~ atomic number 14, si, silicon | a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors. |
| ~ batholite, batholith, pluton, plutonic rock | large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. granite | something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness).; "a man of granite" |
| ~ steadiness, firmness | the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place. |
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