🔤 Clinkstone

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URDU

فونولائٹ، ایک سخت چٹان جو ہتھوڑے کی چوٹ سے دھاتی آواز دیتی ہے
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
phonolite chataan (sone wali jhankar peda karne wala patthar)
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ENGLISH

📚noun
clinkstone
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: /ˈklɪŋkˌstoʊn/
Phonetic: /klink stohn/
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DEFINITION

a fine-grained volcanic rock (phonolite) that emits a metallic ringing sound when struck with a hammer
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Geologists tapped the clinkstone sample to hear its characteristic metallic ring. Outcrops of clinkstone were discovered along the volcanic hill ridge. The hard composition of clinkstone makes it useful as road metal. Visitors marveler at the resonant chime produced when hitting the clinkstone. Petrological testing confirmed the grey rock to be authentic clinkstone.
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SYNONYMS

phonolite ringing stone volcanic rock
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