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gabbros

gabbros is the plural of gabbro.

Meaning of gabbro

Noun

gabbro (countable and uncountable, plural gabbros)

  1. Originally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite.
    • 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.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 59

Questions about gabbros

What is gabbros the plural of?
Gabbros is the plural of gabbro.

Words near gabbros in the dictionary

  1. gabbronites
  2. gabbronorite
  3. gabbronorites
  4. gabbronoritic
  5. gabbropegmatite
  6. gabbros
  7. Gabbs
  8. gabby
  9. Gabe
  10. GabeCube
  11. GabeCubes

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