BATHOLITH


Meaning of BATHOLITH in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ba-th ə - ˌ lith

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek bathos depth + International Scientific Vocabulary -lith

Date: circa 1900

: a great mass of intruded igneous rock that for the most part stopped in its rise a considerable distance below the surface

– bath · o · lith · ic \ ˌ ba-th ə - ' li-thik \ adjective

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