| 单词 | diapir |
| 释义 | diapir[ dahy-uh-peer ] / ˈdaɪ əˌpɪər / noun Geology.a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.Compare plume (def. 10), salt dome. Origin of diapir1915–20; <French, said to be <Greek diapeírein to drive through, pierce; dia-dia- + peírein to pierce OTHER WORDS FROM diapirdi·a·pir·ic [dahy-uh-pir-ik], /ˌdaɪ əˈpɪr ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby diapirdiaphysectomy, diaphysial aclasis, diaphysial dysplasia, diaphysis, diaphysitis, diapir, diapophysis, diapositive, diapsid, Diarbekr, diarch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for diapirdiapir / (ˈdaɪəˌpɪə) / noungeology an anticlinal fold in which the brittle overlying rock has been pierced by material, such as salt, from beneath Word Origin for diapirC20: from Greek diapeirainein to make holes through, pierce 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 diapirdiapir [ dī′ə-pîr′ ] A fold or dome, such as an anticline, in which the upper strata of sediment or rock have been ruptured by the upward movement of more plastic rock, such as a body of salt, gypsum, or lava. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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