diallage
[ dahy-uh-lij ]
/ ˈdaɪ ə lɪdʒ /
noun Mineralogy.
a variety of diopside with a laminated structure, found in gabbro and other igneous rocks.
Origin of diallage
1795–1805; < French < Greek
diallagḗ interchange, change, noun derivative from base of
diallássein make an exchange, equivalent to
di-
di-3 +
allássein to change, exchange
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British Dictionary definitions for diallage
diallage
/ (ˈdaɪəlɪdʒ) /
noun
a green or brownish-black variety of the mineral augite in the form of layers of platelike crystals
Word Origin for diallage
C19: from Greek
diallagē interchange