hypabyssal
[ hip-uh-bis-uh l, hahy-puh- ]
/ ˌhɪp əˈbɪs əl, ˌhaɪ pə- /
adjective Geology.
(of an igneous rock) intermediate in texture between coarse-grained intrusive rocks and fine-grained extrusive rocks.
noting any of various minor intrusions, as dikes and sills, that have crystallized under conditions intermediate between plutonic and extrusive.
Words nearby hypabyssal
hyoscyamine,
hyoscyamus,
hyp,
hyp-,
hyp.,
hypabyssal,
hypacusis,
hypaesthesia,
hypaethral,
hypalbuminemia,
hypalgesia
British Dictionary definitions for hypabyssal
hypabyssal
/ (ˌhɪpəˈbɪsəl) /
adjective
(of igneous rocks) derived from magma that has solidified at shallow depth in the form of dykes, sills, etc
Word Origin for hypabyssal
C19: from
hyp- +
-abyssal