"anorthite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anorthites [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek αν- (an-, “not”) + ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) "not perpendicular; less than straight", in reference to its odd. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|αν-||not}} Ancient Greek αν- (an-, “not”), {{m|grc|ὀρθός||straight}} ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} anorthite (countable and uncountable, plural anorthites)
  1. (mineralogy) A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series. Wikipedia link: anorthite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Minerals Derived forms: anorthitic Translations (mineral): anortita [feminine] (Catalan), anortiitti (Finnish), anortite [feminine] (Italian), 灰長石 (haichōseki) (alt: かいちょうせき) (Japanese), anortyt [masculine] (Polish), anortita [feminine] (Portuguese), anortit [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), anortita [feminine] (Spanish)

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