DOLERITE

Meaning of DOLERITE in English

[dol.er.ite] n [F dolerite, fr. Gk doleros deceitful, fr. dolos deceit; fr. its being easily mistaken for diorite] (1838) 1: any of various coarse basalts

2. chiefly Brit: diabase 3 -- dol.er.it.ic adj

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

DOLERITE — noun Etymology: French dolérite, from Greek doleros deceitful, from dolos deceit; from its being easily mistaken for diorite Date: 1838 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DOLERITE — ˈdäləˌrīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: French dolérite, from Greek doleros deceitful (from dolos deceit) + -ite; from its being …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOLERITE — (n.) Any dark, igneous rock composed chiefly of silicates of iron and magnesium with some feldspar.
Английский словарь Webster
DOLERITE — (n.) Diabase.
Английский словарь Webster
DOLERITE — (n.) Coarse-grained basalt.
Английский словарь Webster
DOLERITE — (n.) A dark, crystalline, igneous rock, chiefly pyroxene with labradorite.
Английский словарь Webster
DOLERITE — (n.) A dark-colored, basic, igneous rock, composed essentially of pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with magnetic iron. By many authors …
Английский словарь Webster
DOLERITE — ( n. ) A dark-colored, basic, igneous rock, composed essentially of pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with magnetic iron. By …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOLERITE — — doleritic /dol'euh rit"ik/ , adj. /dol"euh ruyt'/ , n. Petrol. 1. a coarse-grained variety of basalt. 2. any of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOLERITE — noun Etymology: French dolérite, from Greek doleros deceitful, from dolos deceit; from its being easily mistaken for diorite Date: 1838 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOLERITE — add. ·noun coarse-grained basalt. 2. dolerite ·add. ·noun diabase. 3. dolerite ·add. ·noun a dark, crystalline, igneous rock, chiefly pyroxene …
Webster English vocab
DOLERITE — [ 'dɒlərʌɪt ] ■ noun Geology a dark, medium-grained igneous rock typically occurring in dykes and sills. Origin C19: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DOLERITE — dolerite BrE AmE ˈdɒl ə raɪt AmE \ ˈdɑːl-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOLERITE — n. a coarse basaltic rock. [F dol÷rite f. Gk doleros deceptive (because it is difficult to distinguish from diorite)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOLERITE — n. a coarse basaltic rock. [ F dolérite f. Gk doleros deceptive (because it is difficult to distinguish from diorite) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOLERITE — n. a coarse basaltic rock. Etymology: F dol{eacute}rite f. Gk doleros deceptive (because it is difficult to distinguish from diorite)
Oxford English vocab
DOLERITE — долерит (минералогия) долерит, кристаллический базальт
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOLERITE — n мин. долерит, кристаллический базальт
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DOLERITE — 1) минер. долерит, диабаз 2) крупнокристаллический базальт
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DOLERITE — (n) долерит; кристаллический базальт
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DOLERITE — n мин. долерит, кристаллический базальт
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DOLERITE — n мин. долерит, кристаллический базальт
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DOLERITE — мин. долерит, крупнозернистый базальт
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
DOLERITE — долерит (минералогия) долерит, кристаллический базальт
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DOLERITE — n. Pronunciation: ' dä-l ə - ˌ r ī t Function: noun Etymology: French dolérite, from Greek doleros deceitful, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DOLERITIC — adjective see: dolerite
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIABASE — or dolerite Fine-to medium-grained, dark gray to black intrusive igneous rock. Diabase is one of the dark rocks known commercially …
Английский словарь Британика
DOLERITIC — adjective see dolerite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRACHY- — combining form Etymology: in sense 1, from New Latin, from Greek, from trachys rough, harsh; in sense 2, from French, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RELIC — ˈrelik, -lēk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English relik, from Old French relique, from Medieval Latin reliquia, back-formation from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRAP — (n.) An old term rather loosely used to designate various dark-colored, heavy igneous rocks, including especially the feldspathic-augitic rocks, basalt, …
Английский словарь Webster
DOLERITIC — (a.) Of the nature of dolerite; as, much lava is doleritic lava.
Английский словарь Webster

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