NORITE

Meaning of NORITE in English

[ 'nɔ:rʌɪt ]

■ noun Geology a coarse-grained plutonic rock similar to gabbro but containing hypersthene.

Origin

C19: from Norway + -ite 1 .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

NORITE — ˈnȯˌrīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Norwegian norit, from Norge Norway + Norwegian -it -ite : a variety of gabbro …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NORITE — (n.) A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene.
Английский словарь Webster
NORITE — ( n. ) A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NORITE — — noritic /naw rit"ik/ , adj. /nawr"uyt/ , n. a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NORITE — noun a granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene.
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NORITE — норит
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NORITE — норит
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NORITE — норит
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NORITIC — adjective see norite
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHARNOCKITE — ˈchärnəˌkīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Job Charnock died 1693 English founder of Calcutta + English -ite; from the fact …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ORTHOPYROXENE — any of a series of common silicate minerals in the pyroxene family. Orthopyroxenes typically occur as fibrous or lamellar (thin-plated) …
Britannica English vocabulary
UMVUKWE RANGE — mountain range in northern Zimbabwe, extending about 100 miles (160 km) north from the Hunyani River and rising to a …
Britannica English vocabulary
НОРИТ — norite
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