DIAPIR


Meaning of DIAPIR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdī-ə-ˌpir ]

noun

Etymology: French, probably from Greek diapeirein to drive through, from dia- + peirein to pierce; akin to Greek poros passage — more at fare

Date: 1918

: an anticlinal fold in which a mobile core has broken through brittle overlying rocks

• di·a·pir·ic ˌdī-ə-ˈpir-ik adjective

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