Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

host rock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: host rock
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The background mineral material in which the object of study (crystals, fossils, specific minerals, groundwater, etc.) is embedded or through which it travels.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Formation of alteration minerals in the host rock during deformation within the shear zone is indicated by the parallel foliation within the secondary micaceous minerals and the unmineralized host schist."
"A related consideration is the porosity increase due to creep of the host rock into the backfilled workings."
"Host rock near the batholith is locally metamorphosed."

Usage

Inflected Forms

host rocks (plural)

Questions

What does host rock mean?: The background mineral material in which the object of study (crystals, fossils, specific minerals, groundwater, etc.) is embedded or through which it travels.

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