Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Anorthite \A*nor"thite\, n. [Gr. '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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
anorthite
n 1: rare plagioclastic feldspar occurring in many igneous rocks