Ophitic

What do we mean by ophitic?

Of or relating to ophite. adjective

Having a texture composed of lath-shaped plagioclase feldspar crystals in a matrix of pyroxene crystals. adjective

Relating to the Ophites. See Ophite.

An epithet applied by various lithologists to a structure, especially characteristic of certain diabases and dolerites, in which the augitic constituent is separated into thin plates by interposed lath-shaped crystals of plagioclase, although the identity of the augite crystal is not lost, as is shown by the similar optic orientation of the separated portions.

Describing any rock having crystals of feldspar interspersed with plates of augite adjective

Describing any rock having crystals of feldspar interspersed with plates of augite.

Words that are spelled similarly to ophitic:
ophitic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective ophitic:
texture, structure, textures, dolerite, plates, augite, diabase, intergrowth, system, dolerites, relation, rocks, crystals, fabric, gabbro, habit, basalt, relationship, intergrowths, type, masses, rock, character, groundmass, fashion, manner, pyroxene, basalts, diabases, relations, patches, sects, flows, arrangement, formulas, variety, sect, worship, structures, plate, heresy, monsters, grains, ceremonies, mass, doctrine.

Consonant match to ophitic:
aphotic, aphetic, oophytic.

Words that sound like ophitic:
aphetic, aphotic, mephitic, ascetic, acetic, acidic, emphatic, sophistic, ophic, afit, kyphotic, ophidia, nephritic, lytic, citic, chittick, mitic, euphotic, detick, pathetic, authentic, prophetic, untuck, astec, infotech, afec, attack, afoot, istic, etic, aflac, attac, metic, thetic, ific, hettick, unfitting, effet, phatic, uptick, hitech, retic, itic, vitek, aphasic, afid, afat, afrique, iritic, detec, cetic, efit, lettic, abatic, rhetic, retick, hitec, -istic, aliphatic, cushitic, attaque, tough talk, -etic, davidic, untack, azotic, aplitic, atoc, laugh attack, afaq, luftig, svitak, futtock, attic, arctic, matic, antic, artic, atic, afric, affleck, aortic, natick, cotic, mattick, ictic, lotic, aphonic, aphoristic, miotic, lydic, bittick, clitic, antek, -otic, afic, catic, diotic, octic, aphanitic.