noun
also bath·o·lyth or bath·y·lith ˈbathəˌlith ; or bath·o·lite or bath·y·lite -ˌlīt
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary bath- or bathy- + -lith or -lite; originally formed as German batholith
: a great mass of intruded igneous rock that for the most part stopped in its rise a considerable distance below the surface and that extends downward to unknown depth
the Sierra Nevada batholith
the Boulder batholith of Montana
• bath·o·lith·ic also bath·y·lith·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|lithik or bath·o·lit·ic or bath·y·lit·ic -|lid.ik adjective