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Diapir Moderate

Diapir has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata

2

An intrusion of a ductile rock into an overburden.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
geological formation
Rhyming Words
pir tapir ispir dhampir florbetapir edward sapir mangafodipir malayan tapir baird's tapir mountain tapir new world tapir
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