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語源

Borrowed from Italian breccia, from French brèche, from Middle French breche, from Old French breche, from Vulgar Latin *breca, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *breka.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɛt͡ʃ.(ɪ.)ə/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈbɹɛt͡ʃ.(i.)ə/, /ˈbɹɛʃ.i.ə/

名詞

breccia (usually uncountable, 複数形 breccias)

1. (petrology) A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 24:

     Courses of angular boulders line the rim of the volcano, the remains of its last explosive phase, resulting in a volcanic breccia.

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