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 Definitions of laccolith  [ˈlæk ə lɪθ]  

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Definition of 'laccolith' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) laccolith
a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.

Etymology:  (1875–80; < Gk lákko(s) pond + -lith)

Definition of 'laccolith' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) laccolith
a mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata

'laccolith' - Nearby Entries  

laccic  laccin  laccolite  laccolith  lace-bark  lace-winged  lacedaemonian  



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