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noun
An intrusion of a ductile rock into an overburden.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: geological formation, formation
History
From Ancient Greek διαπειραίνω (diapeiraínō, “to pierce through”).
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
