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igneous

/ˈɪɡniəs/adjective

उच्चारण इग्निअस

आग्नेय (चट्टान)

Advanced word

adjective
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    technical

    (of rocks) formed when magma or lava cools and becomes solid

    आग्नेय (चट्टान)

    • Granite and basalt are igneous rocks.
    • The Deccan Plateau is made largely of igneous rock.
⌂Word origin and word building

From Latin ignis (fire).

यह शब्द Latin के ignis (अग्नि) से बना है।

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General knowledge

Rocks are of three main kinds, which are igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.

GK के लिए, चट्टानें मुख्य रूप से तीन प्रकार की होती हैं: आग्नेय, अवसादी और कायांतरित।