(ˈ)hī|ād. ə l adjective
Etymology: hiat us + -al
1. : having a rock texture in which the sizes of the individual crystals do not vary in a continuous series but are in two or more series of marked differences
2. : hiatus
(ˈ)hī|ād. ə l adjective
Etymology: hiat us + -al
1. : having a rock texture in which the sizes of the individual crystals do not vary in a continuous series but are in two or more series of marked differences
2. : hiatus
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012