diabase

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪ.əˌbeɪs/

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Noun

diabase (countable and uncountable, plural diabases)

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

Synonyms

• dolerite

Derived terms

• diabasic

Translations

a fine-grained igneous rock

• Finnish: diabaasi (fi)
• French: diabase (fr) f
• Polish: diabaz (pl) m, doleryt m
• Russian: диаба́з (ru) m (diabáz)
• Spanish: diabasa (es) f
• Turkish: diyabaz (tr)

Anagrams

• Abadies

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διάβασις (diábasis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dja.baz/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

diabase f (plural diabases)

1. (geology) diabase

Descendants

• → English: diabase
• → Turkish: diyabaz

Further reading

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