dolerite

English

Etymology

From French dolérite, from Ancient Greek doleros (“deceitful, deceptive”), because it was easily confounded with diorite, + -ite.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɒl.əˌɹaɪt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑl.əˌɹaɪt/

Noun

dolerite (countable and uncountable, plural dolerites)

1. (geology) A type of fine-grained basaltic rock.

   Synonym: diabase

Derived terms

• doleritic
• gabbrodolerite
• metadolerite
• microdolerite
• trachydolerite

 

Translations

rock

• Finnish: doleriitti (fi)
• French: dolérite (fr) f, diorte f, diabase (fr) f
• Icelandic: grágrýti (is) n
• Polish: doleryt m, diabaz (pl) m

Anagrams

• eleotrid, loitered