[ 'gabrəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) Geology a dark, coarse-grained plutonic rock consisting mainly of pyroxene, plagioclase feldspar, and often olivine.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
~id adjective
Origin
C19: from Ital., from L. glaber , glabr- 'smooth'.
[ 'gabrəʊ ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) Geology a dark, coarse-grained plutonic rock consisting mainly of pyroxene, plagioclase feldspar, and often olivine.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
~id adjective
Origin
C19: from Ital., from L. glaber , glabr- 'smooth'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004