Geol. designating or of igneous rocks solidified at moderate depths, generally as sills or dikes
Origin of hypabyssal
hyp(o)- + abyssalhypabyssal
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hypabyssal
adjective
GeologySolidifying chiefly as a minor intrusion, especially as a dike or sill, before reaching the earth's surface. Used of rocks.
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- hyp′a·bys′sal·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(not comparable)
- (geology, of rock) that solidifies, as a minor intrusion, before reaching the Earth's surface
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