ANORTHOSE

Meaning of ANORTHOSE in English

əˈnȯrˌthōs noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, from an- + Greek orthos straight

: anorthoclase

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

ANORTHOSITE — -_thəˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: anorthose + -ite : a granular plutonic igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANORTHOSITE — — anorthositic /an aw'theuh sit"ik/ , adj. /an awr"theuh suyt'/ , n. Petrol. a granular plutonic rock composed largely of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANORTHOSITE — noun Etymology: French anorthose, a feldspar, from a- + Greek orthos — more at orth- Date: 1863 : a granular …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANORTHOSITE — [ ə'nɔ:θəsʌɪt ] ■ noun Geology a granular igneous rock composed largely of labradorite or another plagioclase. Origin C19: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ANORTHOSITE — [an.or.tho.site] n [F anorthose, a feldspar, fr. a- + Gk orthos--more at orth-] (1863): a granular plutonic igneous rock composed …
Merriam-Webster English vocab