diabase

From French diabase, from Ancient Greek διάβασις (diábasis).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪ.əˌbeɪs/

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diabase (countable and uncountable, plural diabases)

1. (geology) A fine-grained igneous rock composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar.

• dolerite

• Abadies

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διάβασις (diábasis).

• IPA^(key): /dja.baz/

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diabase f (plural diabases)

1. (geology) diabase

• → English: diabase
• → Turkish: diyabaz

• “diabase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.