diorite
English
Orbicular diorite from Japan
Etymology
Noun
diorite (countable and uncountable, plural diorites)
- (petrology) A grey intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar, biotite, hornblende and/or pyroxene.
Derived terms
Translations
Igneous rock
French
Etymology
Invented by mineralogist Alexandre Brongniart (1770-1847), derived from Ancient Greek διορίζω (diorízō, “distinguish”), from δι- plus ὁρίζω (horízō, “to limit”).
Noun
diorite f (uncountable)
- (petrology) diorite
Further reading
- “diorite” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Noun
diorite f (plural dioriti)
- (petrology) diorite
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