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語源

From phono- +‎ -lite, from the metallic sound when it is hit.

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈfoʊ.nəˌlaɪt/

名詞

phonolite (countable and uncountable, plural phonolites)

1. (mineralogy) A light-coloured rock of volcanic origin composed mostly of alkali feldspars.
   • 2017 January, Kate Wong, “Monkeys Make Stone ‘Tools’ That Bear a Striking Resemblance to Early Human Artifacts”, in Scientific American‎, New York, N.Y.: Springer Nature America, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 December 2016:

     The Lomekwi tools are far larger and are made of basalt and phonolite—rocks that are denser than the quartz and quartzite rocks the capuchins use.

同意語

• clinkstone

派生語

• phonolitic

アナグラム

• in the loop, lithopone