HyperDic: diapir

English > 1 sense of the word diapir:
NOUNobjectdiapira domed rock formation where a core of rock / rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata
English > diapir: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningA domed rock formation where a core of rock / rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata.
CategorygeologyA science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks
Broadergeological formation, formation(geology) the geological features of the earth
Spanishdiapiro
Catalandiapir

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