Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gabbro

/ˈɡabɹəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: gab-bro
IPA: /ˈɡabɹəʊ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Originally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It is known as gabbro and is thought to form the lower layer of the oceanic crust at about four kilometres depth and to comprise a layer up to six kilometres thick, making it one of the most abundant, if least recognisable, materials on earth."
"Against the dark Ordovician gabbro, the black volcanic base, Rhynie is a streak of technicolour."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gabbro.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɡabɹəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gabbros (plural)

Derived Forms

gabbrodolerite gabbroic gabbroid gabbronite gabbronorite leucogabbro melagabbro metagabbro microgabbro

Rhymes With

calabro

Questions

How do you pronounce gabbro?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡabɹəʊ/.
What does gabbro mean?: Originally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite.
Where does gabbro come from?: Borrowed from Italian gabbro.

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