English Explanatory Dictionary

norite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (such as labradorite) and hypersthene.

Word forms

norite norites

Etymology

From French Norvège (“Norway”) + -ite.

Derived words

gabbronorite leuconorite melanorite metanorite noritic
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