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单词 dolerite
释义

dolerite

noun

dol·​er·​ite ˈdä-lə-ˌrīt How to pronounce dolerite (audio)
1
: any of various coarse basalts
2
chiefly British : diabase sense 3
doleritic
ˌdä-lə-ˈri-tik How to pronounce dolerite (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web One quarry, an outcrop called Carn Goedog, seems to have supplied most of the bluish-gray, white-speckled dolerite at Stonehenge. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2022 The singular characteristic of these bays was Great Whin Sill, a band of igneous dolerite — a dusky, crystalline rock — that erupted from the sea in stratified cliffs and headlands. Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021

Word History

Etymology

French dolérite, from Greek doleros deceitful, from dolos deceit; from its being easily mistaken for diorite

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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