n. [ Gr. &unr_; to see through; &unr_; =
a. Pertaining to a diorama. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to distinguish; &unr_; =
a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Distinguishing; distinctive; defining. [ R. ] --
n. [ Cf. F. diorite. See Diorism. ] (Min.) An igneous, crystalline in structure, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and hornblende. It includes part of what was called greenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Containing diorite. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; = &unr_; + &unr_; to set straight. ] Relating to the correcting or straightening out of something; corrective. [ 1913 Webster ]