diapir
/ˈdaɪ.ə.pɪə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.02 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An intrusion of a ductile rock into an overburden.
Example Sentences
- ""If a diapir is outside an established plume it rises at a much slower rate," Loper says."
- "This final stage is characterized by the cooling and resolidification of the partially molten diapir within the mantle, slow subsidence at the surface, and greatly diminished rates of crustal addition."
- "Deeply buried deposits of sea-salt dome upwards and pass through the overlying strata, as a kind of intrusive lobe, eventually emerging at the surface – the rising tongue is called a diapir."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek διαπειραίνω (diapeiraínō, “to pierce through”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdaɪ.ə.pɪə(ɹ)/
- British English: /ˈdaɪ.ə.pɪə(ɹ)/