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ˈgæb
roʊ
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–noun,
plural
-bros.
Petrology
.
a dark granular igneous rock composed essentially of labradorite and augite.
Origin:
< It; akin to L
glaber
smooth
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gab⋅bro⋅ic
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ɪk
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gab⋅bro⋅it⋅ic,
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gab⋅broid
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ˈgæb
rɔɪd
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gab·bro
(gāb'rō)
n.
pl.
gab·bros
A usually coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of calcic plagioclase and pyroxene. Also called
norite
.
[Italian, perhaps from Latin
glaber
,
bald, beardless
.]
gab·bro'ic
(gā-brō'ĭk),
gab'broid'
(gāb'roid')
adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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gabbro
"type of igneous rock," 1837, from It. (Tuscan), from L.
glaber
"bare, smooth, bald."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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