DIABASE


Meaning of DIABASE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' d ī - ə - ˌ b ā s

Function: noun

Etymology: French, probably from Greek diabasis act of crossing over, from diabainein to cross over, from dia- + bainein to go ― more at COME

Date: circa 1816

1 archaic : DIORITE

2 chiefly British : an altered basalt

3 : a fine-grained rock of the composition of gabbro but with an ophitic texture

– di · a · ba · sic \ ˌ d ī - ə - ' b ā -sik \ adjective

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