n.
Pronunciation: ' dä-l ə - ˌ r ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: French dolérite, from Greek doleros deceitful, from dolos deceit; from its being easily mistaken for diorite
Date: 1838
1 : any of various coarse basalts
2 chiefly British : DIABASE 3
– dol · er · it · ic \ ˌ dä-l ə - ' ri-tik \ adjective