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diapirism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
di-apirism
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The formation of diapirs; in particular, the situation where overlying sediments force lower sediments upward through the layers above.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From diapir + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

diapirisms (plural)

Questions

What does diapirism mean?
The formation of diapirs; in particular, the situation where overlying sediments force lower sediments upward through the layers above.
Where does diapirism come from?
From diapir + -ism.

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