granite
/ˈɡrænɪt/noun
उच्चारण ग्रैनिट
ग्रेनाइट
Core word
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[U]
a type of hard grey stone, often used in building
ग्रेनाइट
- granite tiles
- Kitchen counters made of granite are heavy but long lasting.
- The temple was carved from a single block of granite.
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- Granite is much harder than marble.
- The steps were made of grey granite and stayed cool in summer.
Synonyms stone igneous rock
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
granite (uncountable noun)
Granite is a hard grey or pink igneous rock used in building. It is uncountable.
'Granite' कठोर स्लेटी या गुलाबी आग्नेय चट्टान है जो निर्माण में काम आती है। यह uncountable है।
- The temple is built of granite.
- Granite is much harder than marble.
granite + noun
Granite often works as an adjective: granite slab, granite countertop, granite quarry.
'Granite' प्रायः adjective की तरह आता है: granite slab, granite countertop, granite quarry।
- The kitchen has a black granite countertop.
made of / carved from granite
Use of or from to show the material of a structure or statue.
किसी निर्माण या मूर्ति की सामग्री बताने के लिए 'of' या 'from' आता है।
- The statue is carved from granite.
figurative: granite (hard, firm)
Granite can describe something extremely firm, as in a granite will or granite determination.
'Granite' अत्यंत दृढ़ चीज़ का वर्णन भी कर सकता है, जैसे 'a granite will'।
- He faced the crisis with granite determination.
+Collocations 5
adjective + granite
polishedgreypinkblacksolid
- The floor was laid with polished granite.
granite + noun
quarryslabcountertoptilestatue
- A granite quarry operates near the village.
verb + granite
cutcarvepolishquarrymine
- Workers cut granite into large blocks.
granite + term
hillsbouldercliffblockdust
- A huge granite boulder blocked the path.
granite + property
hardheavydurableroughweather-resistant
- Granite is hard and durable, so it suits kitchen counters.
ग्रेनाइट कठोर और टिकाऊ है, इसलिए रसोई के काउंटर के लिए ठीक है।
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- Tamil Nadu's Brihadeeswarar temple is made mainly of granite.
तमिलनाडु का बृहदेश्वर मंदिर मुख्यतः ग्रेनाइट से बना है।
- Radhika's geography textbook says that granite is an igneous rock.
राधिका की भूगोल की पुस्तक में लिखा है कि ग्रेनाइट एक आग्नेय चट्टान है।
- They replaced the old floor with a granite one.
उन्होंने पुराने फ़र्श को ग्रेनाइट वाले फ़र्श से बदल दिया।
- The statue stood on a granite base.
मूर्ति ग्रेनाइट के आधार पर खड़ी थी।
- Granite resists weather and lasts for centuries.
ग्रेनाइट मौसम का सामना कर लेता है और सदियों तक टिकता है।
- Hampi's rocky hills are made of granite.
हम्पी की चट्टानी पहाड़ियाँ ग्रेनाइट से बनी हैं।
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✗ The wall is made by granite.
✓ The wall is made of granite.
Use made of for the material.
सामग्री बताने के लिए 'made of' आता है।
✗ There are many granites in the hill.
✓ There is a lot of granite in the hill.
In the sense of the rock material, granite is uncountable.
चट्टान की सामग्री के अर्थ में 'granite' uncountable है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
stone igneous rock
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: granite is an igneous rock; marble is metamorphic and sandstone is sedimentary.
विज्ञान में ग्रेनाइट आग्नेय चट्टान है; संगमरमर कायांतरित और बलुआ पत्थर अवसादी है।