BATHOLITH


Meaning of BATHOLITH in English

noun

also bath·o·lyth or bath·y·lith ˈbathəˌlith ; or bath·o·lite or bath·y·lite -ˌlīt

( -s )

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.