DIAPIR


Meaning of DIAPIR in English

[ 'dʌɪəpɪə ]

■ noun Geology a domed rock formation in which a core of rock has moved upward to pierce the overlying strata.

Derivatives

~ic adjective

~ism noun

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Gk diapeirainein 'pierce through'.

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