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English
Etymology
From French diabase, from Ancient Greek διάβασις (diábasis).
Pronunciation
Noun
diabase (countable and uncountable, plural diabases)
- (geology) A fine-grained igneous rock composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar.
Synonyms
Translations
a fine-grained igneous rock
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek διάβασις (diábasis).
Pronunciation
Noun
diabase f (plural diabases)
- (geology) diabase
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