A eunuch (/ËjuËnÉk/ ; Ancient Greek: Îµá½Î½Î¿á¿¦ÏÎ¿Ï) is a man who (by the common definition of the term) may have been castrated, typically early enough in his life for this change to have major hormonal consequences.astration was typically carried out on the soon-to-be eunuch without his consent in order that he might perform a specific social function; this was common in many societies.
Basalt is a fine-grained, hard rock that forms when bits of lava shoot out of volcanoes, so it's one kind of igneous rock. When the lava cools quickly, it turns into basalt. Usually basalt is black or gray. Basalt is a mixture of feldspar and pyroxene, a rock made mainly of silica and oxygen. Pyroxene is what jade is before metamorphosis. Asphalt pavement made with basalt. Basalt is pretty common on Earth, and there is also a lot of basalt on the Moon, and on other planets including Mars and Venus. Like granite, basalt is a very hard rock. Because it is a common rock and so hard, people used basalt for early choppers and for grinding stones for grinding grains like millet and barley.
Full Definition of BASALT. : a dark gray to black dense to fine-grained igneous rock that consists of basic plagioclase, augite, and usually magnetite. â baÂ·salÂ·tic \bÉ-ËsoÌl-tik\ adjective.See basalt defined for English-language learners. See basalt defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT. a dark gray to black dense to fine-grained igneous rock that consists of basic plagioclase, augite, and usually magnetite.