- diabasic
- adjective see diabase
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
diabasic
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diabasic — di·a·bas·ic … English syllables
diabasic — |dīə|bāsik adjective : consisting of or resembling diabase : ophitic … Useful english dictionary
diabase — diabasic, adj. /duy euh bays /, n. Petrol. 1. a fine grained gabbro occurring as minor intrusions. 2. Brit. a dark igneous rock consisting essentially of augite and feldspar; an altered dolerite. [1810 20; < F, equiv. to dia (error for di two) +… … Universalium
Diabase — /ˈd … Wikipedia
diabase — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
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diabase — /ˈdaɪəbeɪs/ (say duyuhbays) noun 1. a dark igneous rock consisting essentially of augite and felspar; an altered dolerite. 2. US a dark igneous rock occurring as minor intrusives composed essentially of labradorite and pyroxene. 3. Obsolete… …
діабазова структура — диабазовая структура **diabasic texture, ophitic texture *Diabasstruktur, ophitische Struktur – кристалічна структура, для якої характерна наявність ідіоморфних призматичних або таблитчастих кристалів плагіоклазу. Клиноподібні проміжки між ними… … Гірничий енциклопедичний словник
