anorthite

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noun

A variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.

OriginAncient Greek αν- →
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Meanings

nounanorthite (countable and uncountable, plural anorthites)

plural anorthites

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekαν-“not”
  2. Englishanorthite

From Ancient Greek αν- (an-, “not”) + ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) "not perpendicular; less than straight", in reference to its odd.

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Translations

Arabic أَنُورْثَيْت
  • أَنُورْثَيْت (ʔanūrṯayt)mineral
Catalan anortita
  • anortitamineral
Chinese Cantonese 鈣長石 /钙长石
  • 鈣長石 /钙长石 (koi³ zoeng² sek⁶)mineral
Chinese Mandarin 鈣長石 /钙长石
  • 鈣長石 /钙长石 (gàichángshí)mineral
Dutch anorthiet
  • anorthietmineral
Esperanto anortito
  • anortitomineral
Finnish anortiitti
  • anortiittimineral
French anorthite
  • anorthitemineral
Greek ανορθίτης
  • ανορθίτης (anorthítis)mineral
Hebrew אנורתיט
  • אנורתיט (anortít)mineral
Italian anortite
  • anortitemineral
Japanese 灰長石, アノーサイト
  • 灰長石 (haichōseki)mineral
  • アノーサイト (anōsaito)mineral
Polish anortyt
  • anortytmineral
Portuguese anortita
  • anortitamineral
Russian анорти́т
  • анорти́т (anortít)mineral
Spanish anortita
  • anortitamineral
Ukrainian анорти́т
  • анорти́т (anortýt)mineral
Cite this entry
APA

anorthite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anorthite

MLA

“anorthite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anorthite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anorthite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anorthite.

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