Definition
The quality or state of being aphanitic; the geological process or characteristic of having invisible or microscopic crystals.
Etymology
From the Greek-derived adjective 'aphanitic' combined with the suffix '-ism' denoting a state, condition, or system. The term formalizes the concept of fine-grained crystal structure as a geological property.
Kelly Says
Aphanitism is essentially the geological superpower of rapid cooling—when lava erupts and cools in minutes instead of thousands of years, it 'locks' the rock into aphanitism, trapping atoms before they can organize into large crystals! This is why basalt and obsidian can look almost like glass.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አፋኒቲዝም
a-fa-ni-ti-zm
ARالعربية
أفانيتيزم
af-a-ni-ti-zmu
BNবাংলা
অফানিটিজম
a-fa-ni-ti-zmu
CACatalà
aphanitisme
a-fa-ni-ti-sme
CSČeština
aphanitis
a-fa-ni-tis
DADansk
aphanitis
a-fa-ni-tis
DEDeutsch
Aphanitisismus
af-a-ni-ti-zi-zmus
ELΕλληνικά
αφανοτισμός
a-fa-no-tis-mos
ESEspañol
aphanitismo
af-a-ni-tis-mo
FAفارسی
آفانیسم
a-fa-ni-sam
FISuomi
aphanitismi
a-fa-ni-ti-smi
FRFrançais
aphanitisme
a-fan-i-tiz-m
GUGU
અફાનીતિઝમ
a-fa-ni-ti-zmu
HAHA
aphanitis
a-fa-ni-tis
HEעברית
אפאניזם
a-fa-ni-zmu
HIहिन्दी
अफानितिज्म
a-fa-ni-ti-zmu
HUMagyar
aphanitis
a-fa-ni-tis
IDBahasa Indonesia
aphanitisme
a-fa-ni-ti-sme
IGIG
aphanitis
a-fa-ni-tis
ITItaliano
aphanitismo
a-fa-ni-ti-smo
JA日本語
アファニティズム
a-fa-ni-ti-zumu
KKKK
афаніттізм
a-fa-ni-tti-zm
KMKM
អាផាណិទិស
a-fa-ni-ti-s
KO한국어
아파니티즘
a-pa-ni-ti-jism
MRMR
अफानितिज्म
a-fa-ni-ti-zmu
MSBahasa Melayu
aphanitisme
a-fa-ni-ti-sme
MYမြန်မာ
အဖာနီတိစမ်
a-fa-ni-ti-sam
NLNederlands
aphanitisme
a-fa-ni-ti-sme
NONorsk
aphanitis
a-fa-ni-tis
PAPA
ਅਫਾਨਿਟਿਜਮ
a-fa-ni-ti-zmu
PLPolski
aphanityzm
a-fa-ni-tizm
PTPortuguês
aphanitismo
a-fan-i-ti-smo
RORomână
aphanitism
a-fa-ni-tizm
RUРусский
афанитизм
a-fan-i-tizm
SVSvenska
aphanitis
a-fa-ni-tis
SWKiswahili
aphanitis
a-fa-ni-tis
TAதமிழ்
அஃபானித்திசம்
a-fa-ni-tti-sam
TEతెలుగు
అఫానీటిజం
a-fa-ni-ti-jam
THไทย
อัฟาเนติซึม
a-fa-ne-ti-zum
TLTL
aphanitis
a-fa-ni-tis
TRTürkçe
aphanitis
a-fa-ni-tis
UKУкраїнська
афанітизм
a-fa-ni-tizm
URاردو
افانیزم
a-fa-ni-zam
VITiếng Việt
aphanitis
a-fa-ni-tis
YOYO
aphanitis
a-fa-ni-tis
ZUZU
aphanitis
a-fa-ni-tis