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单词 diorite
释义

diorite

noun

di·​o·​rite ˈdī-ə-ˌrīt How to pronounce diorite (audio)
: a granular crystalline igneous rock commonly of acid plagioclase and hornblende, pyroxene, or biotite
dioritic
ˌdī-ə-ˈri-tik How to pronounce diorite (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Made of blocks of red quartzite and gray diorite, the chapel housed the sacred bark of Amun when not in use for Opet or other festivals. National Geographic, 25 June 2019

Word History

Etymology

French, irregular from Greek diorizein to distinguish, from dia- + horizein to define — more at horizon

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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