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)

(geology) A type of fine-grained basaltic rock.
Synonym: diabase

Derived terms

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

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