dike rock

dike rock
гипабиссальная порода

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  • dike — dike1 [dīk] n. [ME < OE dic & ON diki, akin to DITCH, Du dijk, Ger deich < IE base * dhēigw , * dhīgw , to pierce, fasten > L figere, FIX] 1. [Now Brit. Dial.] a) a ditch or watercourse b) the bank of earth thrown up in digging a ditch …   English World dictionary

  • Dike (geology) — Banded gneiss with dike of granite orthogneiss. An intrusion (Notch Peak monzonite) inter fingers (partly as a dike …   Wikipedia

  • dike — dike1 diker, n. /duyk/, n., v., diked, diking. n. 1. an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river: They built a temporary dike of sandbags to keep the river from flooding the town. 2. a ditch. 3. a bank of earth… …   Universalium

  • dike — I or dyke I [[t]daɪk[/t]] n. v. diked, dik•ing 1) civ an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river 2) civ ditch 3) civ a bank of earth formed of material being excavated 4) civ causeway 5) an obstacle; barrier 6) …   From formal English to slang

  • dike — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse dīk ditch and Middle Low German dīk dam; akin to Old English dīc ditch more at ditch Date: 13th century 1. an artificial watercourse ; ditch 2. a. a bank usually of earth constructed to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. swing, sway, oscillate, teeter. See oscillation. n. crag, boulder, cliff, stone; refuge, haven, support, defense; slang, diamond, jewel, gem. See land, stability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …   English dictionary for students

  • dike — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY A tabular igneous intrusion that cuts across the host bedrock. GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS A discordant, sheetlike body igneous body formed from the injection of magma into a fracture within the brittle crust of …   Glossary of volcanic terms

  • dike — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, US highway, abatis, abysm, abyss, advanced work, alley, alleyway, aqueduct, arch dam, arroyo, arterial, arterial highway, arterial street, artery, artificial lake, autoroute, autostrada, avenue, backstop,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • dike —    [ intrusive rocks ]    A tabular igneous intrusion that cuts across the bedding or foliation of the country rock.    Compare: sill.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • Clastic dike — Vertical clastic dike, filled with coarse basaltic sand, cuts lighter colored horizontal beds composed of finer grained material. Quarter for scale. A clastic dike is a seam of sedimentary material that fills a crack in and cuts across… …   Wikipedia

  • igneous rock — Any of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary …   Universalium


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