lopolith

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek λοπός (lopós, “shell”) + λίθος (líthos, “stone”)

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /lɒpəliθ/

Noun

lopolith (plural lopoliths)

  1. (geology) a mass of volcanic or igneous rock found within strata which has spilled downward into underlaying strata and forms depressed regions.
  2. (geology) mass similar to laccolith but concave down

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