gabbroitic
roʊ noun, plural gab·bros. Petrology.
a dark granular igneous rock composed essentially of labradorite and augite.
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gabbro (ˈɡæbrəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -bros | |
| a dark coarse-grained basic plutonic igneous rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and often olivine | |
| [C19: from Italian, probably from Latin glaber smooth, bald] | |
| gab'broic | |
| —adj | |
| gabbro'itic | |
| —adj | |
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| gabbro (ˈɡæbrəʊ) | |
| —n , pl -bros | |
| a dark coarse-grained basic plutonic igneous rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and often olivine | |
| [C19: from Italian, probably from Latin glaber smooth, bald] | |
| gab'broic | |
| —adj | |
| gabbro'itic | |
| —adj | |
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gabbro
"type of igneous rock," 1837, from It. (Tuscan), from L. glaber "bare, smooth, bald."
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gabbro  (gāb'rō) Pronunciation Key
A usually dark, coarse-grained igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar and clinopyroxene, and sometimes olivine. Gabbro is the coarse-grained equivalent of basalt. |
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