diabase

English

Etymology

From French diabase, from Ancient Greek διάβασις (diábasis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪ.əˌbeɪs/
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Noun

diabase (countable and uncountable, plural diabases)

(geology) A fine-grained igneous rock composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar.

Synonyms

dolerite

Translations

a fine-grained igneous rock

Finnish: diabaasi (fi)
French: diabase (fr) f
Polish: diabaz (pl) m, doleryt m
Russian: диаба́з (ru) m (diabáz)
Spanish: diabasa (es) f
Turkish: diyabaz (tr)

Anagrams

Abadies

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διάβασις (diábasis).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dja.baz/
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Noun

diabase f (plural diabases)

(geology) diabase

Descendants

→ English: diabase
→ Turkish: diyabaz

Further reading

“diabase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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