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Definition of Gabbro

1. Noun. One of a family of granular intrusive rocks.

Definition of Gabbro

1. n. A name originally given by the Italians to a kind of serpentine, later to the rock called euphotide, and now generally used for a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene (diallage) and labradorite, with sometimes chrysolite (olivine gabbro).

Definition of Gabbro

1. Noun. (geology) A name originally given to a kind of serpentine, and now generally used for a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite. ¹

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Definition of Gabbro

1. a type of rock [n -BROS] : GABBROIC, GABBROID [adj]

Medical Definition of Gabbro

1. A name originally given by the Italians to a kind of serpentine, later to the rock called euphotide, and now generally used for a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene (diallage) and labradorite, with sometimes chrysolite (olivine gabbro). Origin: It. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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