Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Anorthite

Anorthite ({not transcribed}) , noun

[Greek 'an priv. + 'orqo`s straight ('orqh` sc. gwni`a right angle); not in a right angle.]

A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar.