Tyndall stone

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dolomitic limestone quarried in the vicinity of Tyndall, Manitoba, Canada, famous for its pervasive mottling and numerous fossils. Canada,uncountable,usually
    — More and more my father chooses to decorate the stone surfaces with elaborate cipher, even though Tyndall stone, with its mottled coloring, is thought to be resistant to fine carving.

词形变化

Tyndall stones plural

词源

After the town of Tyndall, Manitoba, where the stone is quarried, in turn named after Irish physicist John Tyndall (1820–93). Tyndall, Tindall (“inhabitant of the Tyne river valley”) < Tyne.
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