Gabbro
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Originally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 one of a family of granular intrusive rocks wordnet
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More examples"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."
Etymology
From Italian gabbro.