Definitions for diorite

diorite di·o·rite

Spelling: [dahy-uh-rahyt]
IPA: /ˈdaɪ əˌraɪt/

Diorite is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 140 anagrams from letters in diorite (deiiort).

Definitions for diorite

noun

  1. a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.

Origin of diorite

1820-30; French Greek dior(ízein) to distinguish (see di-3, horizon) + French -ite -ite1

Examples for diorite

Felspar is one of the principal constituents of almost all igneous rocks, such as granite, diorite, and basalt.

The cliffs around Port Dickson consist of diorite, hard and difficult to break in pieces, but weathering readily.

What is the mineralogical composition of syenite and diorite?

Contact metamorphism along both the quartz-porphyry and the diorite contacts was practically lacking.

Greenstone or diorite is usually a dull greenish rock, sometimes gray, however, speckled with green.

diorite is a crystalline aggregate of a soda-felspar and hornblende.

diorite, dī′o-rīt, n. a crystalline granular igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende.

They are in diorite, and have the name of Apepi engraved upon them.

Quartz porphyry, diabase and diorite appear in the Ardennes.

A diorite block, found at Susa in 1902, has the law engraved on it.

Word Value for diorite
Scrable

8

Words with friends

8

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