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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DIABASE

From French, from Greek diabasis a crossing over, from diabainein to cross over, from dia- + bainein to go.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DIABASE

diabase  [ˈdaɪəˌbeɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIABASE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diabase is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIABASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

diabase

Diabase

Diabase /ˈdaɪ.əbeɪs/ or dolerite or microgabbro is a mafic, holocrystalline, subvolcanic rock equivalent to volcanic basalt or plutonic gabbro. Diabase dikes and sills are typically shallow intrusive bodies and often exhibit fine grained to aphanitic chilled margins which may contain tachylite.

Definition of diabase in the English dictionary

The definition of diabase in the dictionary is an altered dolerite.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIABASE


airbase
ˈɛəˌbeɪs
base
beɪs
bass
beɪs
counterbase
ˈkaʊntəˌbeɪs
database
ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs
double-bass
ˌdʌb əlˈbeɪs
embase
ɪmˈbeɪs
fanbase
ˈfænˌbeɪs
firebase
ˈfaɪəˌbeɪs
freebase
ˈfriːˌbeɪs
isobase
ˈaɪsəʊˌbeɪs
kilobase
ˈkɪləˌbeɪs
rheobase
ˈriːəʊˌbeɪs
subbase
ˈsʌbˌbeɪs
subbass
ˈsʌbˌbeɪs
surbase
ˈsɜːˌbeɪs
wheelbase
ˈwiːlˌbeɪs
zero-base
ˈzɪərəʊˌbeɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIABASE

diabasic
diabetes
diabetes insipidus
diabetes mellitus
diabetic
diabetical
diabetogenic
diabetologist
diable
diablerie
diabolic
diabolical
diabolically
diabolicalness
diabolise
diabolism
diabolist
diabolize
diabolo

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIABASE

abase
air base
airforce base
army base
client base
customer base
fan base
first base
get to first base
home base
make-up base
military base
missile base
naval base
object database
off base
pizza base
Schiff base
seaplane base
tax base

Synonyms and antonyms of diabase in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «diabase» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIABASE

Find out the translation of diabase to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of diabase from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diabase» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

辉绿岩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diabasa
570 millions of speakers

English

diabase
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक प्रकार का खनिज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصخر البركاني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диабаз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diabásio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডাযিবেস্
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diabase
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diabase
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Diabas
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

輝緑岩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

휘 록암
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diabase
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

diabase
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

diabase
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोबाबेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

diyabaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diabase
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

diabaz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

діабаз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diabase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαβάση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diabaas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

diabas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

diabas
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIABASE»

The term «diabase» is regularly used and occupies the 79.037 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIABASE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about diabase

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIABASE»

Discover the use of diabase in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diabase and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Origin of Igneous Rocks: The Isotopic Evidence
5.10.1 Basalt and Diabase of the East Coast of North America An extensive literature exists concerning the occurrence of tectonic basins and associated basalt flows and diabase sills on the east coast of North America, extending from  ...
Gunter Faure, 2001
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Index to North American geology, paleontology, petrology and ...
Diabase, Barlow, 258. Diabase, Bascom, 278, 287. Diabase, Bayley, 809. Diabase, Becker, 845. Diabase, Berkey, 425,428. Diabase, Clements, 1014. Diabase, Cross, 1187, 1190, 1191. Diabase, Diller, 1507, 1508. Diabase, Elftman , 1638.
Fred Boughton Weeks, 1902
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
If the Cutler Diabase were included in the measurements shown in table 1, the volume of the basaltic suite would greatly exceed that of the rhyolitic one. Because all of the Machias-Eastport rocks are at least mildly metamorphosed, we classify ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1981
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Circular
Manner of occurrence Diabase (Continued) Flow? Well terminated in basalt Diabase and basalt. Applin and Applin (1944, p. 1724) suggested that the lithologic character of the black shale resembles Pennsylvanian or older rocks. Proof of the ...
5
Geology and Ore Deposits of the Globe-Miami District, Arizona
in relatively low-lying areas in which the diabase is largely covered by talus and debris of the more resistant rocks. The smaller outcrops commonly determine the courses followed by gulches and washes. Undoubtedly many small outcrops on ...
Nels Paul Peterson, 1962
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Modern Ocean Floor Processes and the Geological Record
27.10 1897 50852-386389 0.704662 52 107.0 0.5 0.704645 43.55 1914 ii 0.704971 28 75.2 0.4 0.704950 104.55 1975 ii 0.704538 42 112.6 0.2 0.704530 118.05 1988 ii Diabase: Fresh plag rare 0.704189 54 89.2 0.5 0.704170 165.30 2035 ...
Rachel A. Mills, Keith Harrison, 1998
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Professional paper - United States Geological Survey
DIABASE. OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION. The diabase of the Ray quadrangle is identical in age, geologic relations, and general character with the rock in the Globe quadrangle described some years ago under that name, and many of ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1918
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Sourcing Prehistoric Ceramics at Chodistaas Pueblo, Arizona: ...
The Circulation of People and Pots in the Grasshopper Region Mar'a Nieves Zede–o. Max. (cm) Int. (cm) ICP AAA Temper 9 5' Temper Sherd Quartz, Feldspar , Muscovite Medium Diabase Diabase. 13.0 0.3 7.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  ...
Mar’a Nieves Zede–o, 1994
9
Geology of Massachusetts and Rhode Island
rocks in New Jersey,1 where the diopside diabase type occurs in the Watchung basalt sheets and the micrographic quartz diabase occurs in the great Palisade diabase dike. East of Worcester County, or rather east of a line drawn north and ...
Benjamin Kendall Emerson, 1917
10
Tectonics and Geochemistry of the Northeastern Caribbean
Sample Rock Location Grid Reference Coordinates (EW/NS)* SX-1 Southgate Diorite SC-2 Fountain Gabbro SX-3 Fountain Layered Gabbro SX-4 Fountain Anorthositic Gabbro SC-5 Turbidite of Caledonia Fm. SC-6 Hornblende Diabase Sill ...
Edward G. Lidiak, D. K. Larue, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIABASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diabase is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bluma Finkelstein, Israélienne et partisane du dialogue juifs …
... Bluma Finkelstein, signe avec Les Pélerins de Samarkande (Diabase éditeur, 21,50 euros) son premier roman. Fuyant Ceaușescu dans les ... «Le Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
New Hanover warned quarry will spread groundwater contamination
“Think of the fractures that are already in the diabase as being like tiny little straws,” Snook said. “Some of the contaminated water is already ... «The Mercury, Jun 15»
3
The Palisades view protected as LG changes plan
Over the years, sedimentary rocks were eroded away, and the diabase layer was exposed. But why do the cliffs look like they are made of ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jun 15»
4
7 things to know about Graniteville, an old quarry town on the North …
An outcropping of the igneous rock diabase in Graniteville Quarry Park. The rock was mistakenly believed to be granite. (Staten Island Advance ... «SILive.com, Jun 15»
5
Aurvista Gold Provides Technical Update and Combines Two Pre …
... likely belongs to a post-mineralizing or post-deformational event typically ascribed to late diabase or gabbro dykes commonly observed in ... «Junior Mining Network, Jun 15»
6
Climber rescued after 150-foot sliding fall at national park
Garnet Canyon lies within the heart of the Teton Range in Grand Teton National Park. Middle Teton, with its distinctive 'black dike' diabase ... «KPVI News 6, Jun 15»
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Inventus Mining Provides Drill Results from the Pardo JV and …
... between the 007 and Godzilla zone is complicated and semi-continuous as a result of the effects of a post mineral diabase dike in the area. «Junior Mining Network, Jun 15»
8
Midland Expands Its Gold Position on La Peltrie Southeast of Detour …
... by tholeiitic mafic to intermediate volcanic rocks of the Enjalran-Bapst Group, which are intruded by a series of N-S-trending diabase dykes. «Digital Journal, May 15»
9
Road Science Introduces ArrTekk® 1295, a Micro-Surfacing …
It can be formulated to perform with both reactive and unreactive aggregates of various types, including granite, diabase, basalt, chert, ... «PR Web, May 15»
10
Eleven Reasons to Visit New And Renewed Bucks County PA
This seven-acre boulder field is a geologic anomaly - and one of the largest diabase boulder fields in the Eastern USA. With a high content of ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»

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