| 单词 | anorthosite |
| 释义 | anorthosite[ an-awr-thuh-sahyt ] / ænˈɔr θəˌsaɪt / noun Petrology.a granular plutonic rock composed largely of labradorite or a more calcic feldspar. Origin of anorthosite1860–65; <French anorthose anorthoclase (an-an-1 + Greek orthós straight) + -ite1 OTHER WORDS FROM anorthositean·or·tho·sit·ic [an-aw-thuh-sit-ik], /ænˌɔ θəˈsɪt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby anorthositeanorgasmy, anorthic, anorthite, anorthoclase, anorthography, anorthosite, anoscope, anosigmoidoscopy, anosmia, anosognosia, anosognosic epilepsy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anorthosite
British Dictionary definitions for anorthositeanorthosite / (ænˈɔːθəˌsaɪt) / nouna coarse-grained plutonic igneous rock consisting almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar Word Origin for anorthositeC19: from French anorthose (see an-, ortho-) + -ite 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for anorthositeanorthosite [ ăn-ôr′thə-sīt′ ] An igneous rock consisting almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar, especially the labradorite variety. Anorthosites have been identified among rock samples collected from the Moon. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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