DIORITE


Meaning of DIORITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdī-ə-ˌrīt ]

noun

Etymology: French, irregular from Greek diorizein to distinguish, from dia- + horizein to define — more at horizon

Date: 1826

: a granular crystalline igneous rock commonly of acid plagioclase and hornblende, pyroxene, or biotite

• di·o·rit·ic ˌdī-ə-ˈri-tik adjective

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