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Pegm (gcide) | Pegm \Pegm\ (p[=e]m), n. [L. pegma a movable stage, Gr. ph^gma,
orig., a framework.]
A sort of moving machine employed in the old pageants. [Obs.]
--B. Jonson.
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pegmatite (encz) | pegmatite, n: |
Micropegmatite (gcide) | Micropegmatite \Mi`cro*peg"ma*tite\, n. [Micro- + pegmatite.]
(Min.)
A rock showing under the microscope the structure of a
graphic granite (pegmatite). -- Mi`cro*peg`ma*tit"ic, a.
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Micropegmatitic (gcide) | Micropegmatite \Mi`cro*peg"ma*tite\, n. [Micro- + pegmatite.]
(Min.)
A rock showing under the microscope the structure of a
graphic granite (pegmatite). -- Mi`cro*peg`ma*tit"ic, a.
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Parapegm (gcide) | Parapegm \Par"a*pegm\, n. [L. parapegma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to fix
beside; para` beside + ? to fix: cf. F. parapegme.]
An engraved tablet, usually of brass, set up in a public
place.
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Note: Parapegms were used for the publication of laws,
proclamations, etc., and the recording of astronomical
phenomena or calendar events.
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Pegmatite (gcide) | Pegmatite \Peg"ma*tite\, n. [From Gr. ? something fastened
together, in allusion to the quartz and feldspar in graphic
granite: cf. F. pegmatite. See Pegm.] (Min.)
(a) Graphic granite. See under Granite.
(b) More generally, a coarse granite occurring as vein
material in other rocks.
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Pegmatitic (gcide) | Pegmatitic \Peg`ma*tit"ic\, a. (Min.)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, pegmatite; as, the pegmatic
structure of certain rocks resembling graphic granite.
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Pegmatoid (gcide) | Pegmatoid \Peg"ma*toid\, a. [Pegmatite + -oid.] (Min.)
Resembling pegmatite; pegmatic.
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pegmatite (wn) | pegmatite
n 1: a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse
granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in
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