DOLERITE


Meaning of DOLERITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdä-lə-ˌrīt ]

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 ˌdä-lə-ˈri-tik adjective

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