amphibole

From French amphibole, coined by René Just Haüy from Ancient Greek ἀμφίβολος (amphíbolos, “ambiguous”), in reference to its many forms.

• IPA^(key): /ˈæm.fɪˌboʊl/

amphibole (plural amphiboles)

1. (mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
   • 2017, Jason Isbell, Cumberland Gap:

     Remember when we could see the mountain's peak?
     The sparkle off the amphibole.

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amphibole f (plural amphiboles)

1. (mineralogy) amphibole

• “amphibole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

amphibole

1. vocative masculine singular of amphibolus