Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anorthosite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: anorthosite
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The second, or Labrador series is characterized, as already remarked, by the predominance of great beds of anorthosite, composed chiefly of triclinic feldspars […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

anorthosites (plural)

Derived Forms

anorthositic

Questions

What does anorthosite mean?: A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.

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