Beckelite

/ˈbɛkəlaɪt/ noun

Definition

A type of mineral or crystalline substance related to or discovered by someone named Beckel; a specific geological formation.

Etymology

Formed by adding '-ite' (a common mineral suffix) to a proper name, following the convention of naming minerals after the person who discovered them or a significant location associated with them.

Kelly Says

Minerals named after people can be funny—there are minerals like 'elsmoreite' and 'beckelite' scattered through geology textbooks, basically giving geologists permanent immortality if they discover a new rock!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በeckeላይት
be-ecke-lai-t
ARالعربية
بِكِيلِيت
bi-ke-li-it
BNবাংলা
বেকেলাইট
be-ke-lai-t
CACatalà
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
CSČeština
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
DADansk
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
DEDeutsch
Beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
ELΕλληνικά
beckelita
bek-ke-li-ta
ESEspañol
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
FAفارسی
بِکِلیِت
bi-ke-li-it
FISuomi
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
FRFrançais
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
GUGU
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
HAHA
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
HEעברית
בקלייט
be-ke-lit
HIहिन्दी
बेकेलाइट
be-ke-lai-t
HUMagyar
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
IDBahasa Indonesia
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
IGIG
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
ITItaliano
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
JA日本語
ベッケライト
bek-ke-raito
KKKK
бекелит
be-ke-lit
KMKM
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
KO한국어
베케라이트
be-ke-ra-iteu
MRMR
बेकेलाइट
be-ke-lai-t
MSBahasa Melayu
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
MYမြန်မာ
bekelite
be-ke-li-te
NLNederlands
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
NONorsk
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
PAPA
ਬੇਕੇਲਾਇਟ
be-ke-lai-t
PLPolski
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
PTPortuguês
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
RORomână
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
RUРусский
бекелит
be-ke-lit
SVSvenska
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
SWKiswahili
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
TAதமிழ்
பேக்கெலைட்
pa-ke-lai-t
TEతెలుగు
బేకెలైట్
ba-ke-lai-t
THไทย
เบเคไลท์
be-ke-lai-t
TLTL
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
TRTürkçe
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
UKУкраїнська
бекеліт
be-ke-lit
URاردو
بِکِیلِٹ
bi-ke-li-t
VITiếng Việt
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
YOYO
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te
ZH中文
贝克莱特
bèikèlèitè
ZUZU
beckelite
bek-ke-li-te

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.