Breccia Definition

brĕchē-ə, brĕchə, brĕsh-
breccias
noun
Rock consisting of sharp-cornered bits of fragmented rock, cemented together by sand, clay, or lime.
Webster's New World
Rock composed of sharp-angled fragments embedded in a fine-grained matrix.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Breccia

Noun

Singular:
breccia
Plural:
breccias

Origin of Breccia

  • Italian of Germanic origin bhreg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian breccia, from Germanic.

    From Wiktionary

Breccia Sentence Examples

  • At Ruby Hill near Bingara they were found in a breccia filling a volcanic pipe.

  • It was discovered by chance in 1858, having been until then hermetically sealed by a mass of limestone breccia.

  • Sandstones, quartzites, conglomerates and breccia make up the formation.

  • Cohen, who regarded the pipes as of the nature of a mud volcano, and the blue ground as a kimberlite breccia altered by hydrothermal action, thought that the diamond and accompanying minerals had been brought up from deep-seated crystalline schists.

  • Red granite was obtained from the First Cataract, breccia and diorite were quarried from very early times in the Wadi Hammamat, on the road from Coptos to the Red Sea, and porphyry was brought, chiefly in Roman times but also in the prehistoric age, from the same region at Jebel Dokhn.

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Words Starting With

BBRBRE

Words Ending With

AIACIA

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breccia

Words Starting With B and Ending With A

Starts With B & Ends With AStarts With BR & Ends With AStarts With B & Ends With IA

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With B7 Letter Words Ending With A