| NOUN | object | diapir | a domed rock formation where a core of rock / rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata |
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| Meaning | A domed rock formation where a core of rock / rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata. | |
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| Category | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
| Broader | geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth |
| Spanish | diapiro | |
| Catalan | diapir | |
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