BATHOLITH


Meaning of BATHOLITH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈba-thə-ˌlith ]

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 ˌba-thə-ˈli-thik adjective

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