stylolite

[ stahy-luh-lahyt ]

/ ˈstaɪ ləˌlaɪt /

noun Geology.

an irregular columnar structure in certain limestones, the columns being approximately at right angles to the bedding planes.

Origin of stylolite

First recorded in 1865–70; stylo-² + -lite

OTHER WORDS FROM stylolite

sty·lo·lit·ic

[stahy-luh-lit-ik], /ˌstaɪ ləˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby stylolite

styloiditis, styloid process, styloid process of radius, styloid process of temporal bone, styloid process of ulna, stylolite, stylomastoid artery, stylomastoid foramen, stylomastoid vein, stylometry, stylopharyngeal muscle

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British Dictionary definitions for stylolite

stylolite

/ (ˈstaɪləˌlaɪt) /

noun

any of the small striated columnar or irregular structures within the strata of some limestones

Derived forms of stylolite

stylolitic (ˌstaɪləˈlɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for stylolite

C19: from Greek stulos pillar + -lite

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Scientific definitions for stylolite

stylolite

[ stī′lə-līt′ ]

A contact surface usually found between two calcareous rock layers, marked by a series of jagged interlocking up-and-down projections that resemble a suture or the tracing of a stylus. Stylolites are found in rocks that have been subjected to pressure and are formed by a process, called pressure dissolution, whereby insoluble material, such as clay and hydrocarbons, becomes concentrated along a surface while other more soluble material, such as calcite, is carried away.

单词	stylolite
释义	stylolite [ stahy-luh-lahyt ] / ˈstaɪ ləˌlaɪt / noun Geology. an irregular columnar structure in certain limestones, the columns being approximately at right angles to the bedding planes. Origin of stylolite First recorded in 1865–70; stylo-² + -lite OTHER WORDS FROM stylolite sty·lo·lit·ic [stahy-luh-lit-ik], /ˌstaɪ ləˈlɪt ɪk/, adjective Words nearby stylolite styloiditis, styloid process, styloid process of radius, styloid process of temporal bone, styloid process of ulna, stylolite, stylomastoid artery, stylomastoid foramen, stylomastoid vein, stylometry, stylopharyngeal muscle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for stylolite stylolite / (ˈstaɪləˌlaɪt) / noun any of the small striated columnar or irregular structures within the strata of some limestones Derived forms of stylolite stylolitic (ˌstaɪləˈlɪtɪk), adjective Word Origin for stylolite C19: from Greek stulos pillar + -lite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for stylolite stylolite [ stī′lə-līt′ ] A contact surface usually found between two calcareous rock layers, marked by a series of jagged interlocking up-and-down projections that resemble a suture or the tracing of a stylus. Stylolites are found in rocks that have been subjected to pressure and are formed by a process, called pressure dissolution, whereby insoluble material, such as clay and hydrocarbons, becomes concentrated along a surface while other more soluble material, such as calcite, is carried away. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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