laccolitic
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Laccolitic — Laccolite Lac co*lite, Laccolith Lac co*lith, n. [Gr. ? a cistern + lite, lith.] (Geol.) A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata. {Lac co*lit ic}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laccolitic — lac·co·lit·ic … English syllables
laccolith — laccolithic, laccolitic /lak euh lit ik/, adj. /lak euh lith/, n. Geol. a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward. Also … Universalium
laccolith — /ˈlækəlɪθ/ (say lakuhlith) noun a mass of igneous rock formed from magma which when rising from below did not find its way to the surface, but spread out laterally into a lenticular body, thereby causing the overlying strata to bulge upwards.… …
