2. (Min.) Having fine, short, and sharp points on the surface; as, the hackly fracture of metallic iron. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hackly — /hak lee/, adj. rough or jagged, as if hacked: Some minerals break with a hackly fracture. [1790 1800; HACKLE2 + Y1] * * * … Universalium
Hackly — Recorded as Hackley, Hackly, Hakely, Hockley, Hockly and possibly others, this is an English locational surname. It originates either from one of the places called Hockley in the counties of Essex, Warwickshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire, or… … Surnames reference
hackly — ˈhak(ə)lē, li adjective (sometimes er/ est) Etymology: hackle (V) + y : looking as if hacked : rough, jagged, broken hackly fracture surface of a mineral … Useful english dictionary
hackly — adjective Date: 1796 having the appearance of something hacked ; jagged … New Collegiate Dictionary
hackly — adjective Jagged or rough … Wiktionary
hackly — adj. jagged, serrated … English contemporary dictionary
hackly — hack·ly … English syllables
hackly — hack•ly [[t]ˈhæk li[/t]] adj. rough or jagged, as if hacked • Etymology: 1790–1800 … From formal English to slang
Native elements — ▪ Table Native elements name colour lustre Mohs hardness specific gravity habit or form allemontite tin white; reddish gray metallic 3–4 5.8–6.2 kidneylike masses amalgam gold amalgam yellowish metallic 15.5 lumps or grains moschellandsbergite… … Universalium
Fracture (mineralogy) — This article is about the terminology used to describe fracture surfaces. For fractures in rocks and minerals per se, see Fracture (geology) In the field of mineralogy, fracture is a term used to describe the shape and texture of the surface… … Wikipedia
