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porphyry
1[ pawr-fuh-ree ]
noun
- a very hard rock, anciently quarried in Egypt, having a dark, purplish-red groundmass containing small crystals of feldspar.
- Petrology. any igneous rock containing coarse crystals, as phenocrysts, in a finer-grained groundmass.
Porphyry
2[ pawr-fuh-ree ]
noun
- Malchus, a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher.
porphyry
1/ ˈɔːɪɪ /
noun
- any igneous rock with large crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
- obsolete.a reddish-purple rock consisting of large crystals of feldspar in a finer groundmass of feldspar, hornblende, etc
Porphyry
2/ ˈɔːɪɪ /
noun
- Porphyry232305MGreekSyrianPHILOSOPHY: philosopher original name Malchus. 232–305 ad , Greek Neo-Platonist philosopher, born in Syria; disciple and biographer of Plotinus
porphyry
/ ô′ə-ŧ /
- An igneous rock containing the large crystals known as phenocrysts embedded in a fine-grained matrix.
Other yvlog Forms
- ʴǰ··· [pawr-, feer, -ee-, uh, n], adjective
- ʴǰ·i· adjective noun
- ʴǰ·i··ist noun
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of porphyry1
Example Sentences
The team's ongoing research shows similar results for identifying porphyry copper deposits.
It's a square of about 7.5 metres, with a design of interlocking patterns, using inlaid stones, such as purple-coloured porphyry and yellow limestone.
Trompe l’oeil artists were also highly in demand in the decorative arts, and wealthy patrons would hire peintres-décorateurs to shellac their drawing rooms with imitation marble and porphyry.
The attractions here include a massive ten-sided table with a porphyry top and an elaborate base adorned with large gilt bronze masks of the four seasons.
Verrocchio constructed monumental bronze sculptures, carved delicate marble and terra-cotta portrait busts, designed porphyry tombs and marble fountains, as well as painting exquisite panel paintings.
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