Porphyry

/ˈpɔɹ.fɪ.ɹi/

Synonyms for "porphyry" (20 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(1 words)
porphyritic rock

Strong matches (6)

Noun(1 words)
igneous rock

Related words (10)

Noun(2 words)
rockstone

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2 entries
igneous rockrock

Collocations

6 entries
imperial porphyrypolished porphyryporphyritic textureporphyry rockporphyry stonepurple porphyry

Inflections

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Derivations

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Translations

18 translations across 16 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 斑岩 noun (crystal)

Finnish

1 entries
  • porfyyri noun (crystal)

French

2 entries
  • porphyre noun (crystal)
  • porphyrie noun (crystal)

Georgian

1 entries
  • პორფირი noun (crystal)

Greek

1 entries
  • πορφυρίτης noun (crystal)

Hindi

1 entries
  • सुम्माक़ noun (crystal)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • porfiria noun (crystal)

Italian

1 entries
  • porfido noun (crystal)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 斑岩 noun (crystal)

Korean

1 entries
  • 반암 noun (crystal)

Old Spanish

1 entries
  • arroham noun (crystal)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • pórfiro noun (crystal)

Romanian

2 entries
  • porfir noun (crystal)
  • porfiră noun (crystal)

Russian

1 entries
  • порфир noun (crystal)

Spanish

1 entries
  • pórfido noun (crystal)

Urdu

1 entries
  • سماق noun (crystal)

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A quartet of porphyry warriors, locked for all time in stern embrace outside St. Mark's Basilica, were probably carved in the Fourth Century. They are believed to represent the Roman Emperor Diocletian and the three men who held power with him.

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