dolerite

[ dol-uh-rahyt ]

/ ˈdɒl əˌraɪt /

noun Petrology.

a coarse-grained variety of basalt.

any of various other igneous rocks, as diabase.

any basaltlike igneous rock whose composition can be determined only by microscopic examination.

Origin of dolerite

1830–40; <French dolérite<Greek doler(ós) deceitful (derivative of dólos wile) + French -ite-ite¹

OTHER WORDS FROM dolerite

dol·er·it·ic

[dol-uh-rit-ik], /ˌdɒl əˈrɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby dolerite

dole, dole bludger, dole cupboard, doleful, dolente, dolerite, dolesome, Dolgellau, dolicho-, dolichocephalic, dolichocranic

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Example sentences from the Web for dolerite

As the rocks lie in a horizontal position, on most of the islands of the group only the basalts or dolerite are visible.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
Still later, dolerite sills and sheets and dikes of granophyre and quartz felsite followed in the same region.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6|Various
Dolerite was brought from Arabia, cedar from Syria, gold and precious stones from the east.
The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X)|Various
These are caused either by old intrusions of diabase and gabbro which have undergone modifications, or by later ones of dolerite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6|Various

The dolerite of Fair Head sends off sheets along the bedding-planes of these carboniferous strata.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for dolerite

dolerite

/ (ˈdɒləˌraɪt) /

noun

a dark basic intrusive igneous rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar and a pyroxene, such as augite; often emplaced in dykes

any dark igneous rock whose composition cannot be determined with the naked eye

Derived forms of dolerite

doleritic (ˌdɒləˈrɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for dolerite

C19: from French dolérite, from Greek doleros deceitful; so called because of the difficulty of determining its composition

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Scientific definitions for dolerite

dolerite

[ dŏl′ə-rīt′ ]

See diabase.

单词	dolerite
释义	dolerite [ dol-uh-rahyt ] / ˈdɒl əˌraɪt / noun Petrology. a coarse-grained variety of basalt. any of various other igneous rocks, as diabase. any basaltlike igneous rock whose composition can be determined only by microscopic examination. Origin of dolerite 1830–40; <French dolérite<Greek doler(ós) deceitful (derivative of dólos wile) + French -ite-ite¹ OTHER WORDS FROM dolerite dol·er·it·ic [dol-uh-rit-ik], /ˌdɒl əˈrɪt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby dolerite dole, dole bludger, dole cupboard, doleful, dolente, dolerite, dolesome, Dolgellau, dolicho-, dolichocephalic, dolichocranic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dolerite As the rocks lie in a horizontal position, on most of the islands of the group only the basalts or dolerite are visible. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1\|Various Still later, dolerite sills and sheets and dikes of granophyre and quartz felsite followed in the same region. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6\|Various Dolerite was brought from Arabia, cedar from Syria, gold and precious stones from the east. The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X)\|Various These are caused either by old intrusions of diabase and gabbro which have undergone modifications, or by later ones of dolerite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6\|Various The dolerite of Fair Head sends off sheets along the bedding-planes of these carboniferous strata. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for dolerite dolerite / (ˈdɒləˌraɪt) / noun a dark basic intrusive igneous rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar and a pyroxene, such as augite; often emplaced in dykes any dark igneous rock whose composition cannot be determined with the naked eye Derived forms of dolerite doleritic (ˌdɒləˈrɪtɪk), adjective Word Origin for dolerite C19: from French dolérite, from Greek doleros deceitful; so called because of the difficulty of determining its composition 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 dolerite dolerite [ dŏl′ə-rīt′ ] See diabase. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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