Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
batholith .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth
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Examples
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"It's the batholite," responded Cosmo, using exactly the same phrase that Professor Pludder had employed some months before.
The Second Deluge 1890
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"Pardon me," interrupted King Richard, "but Mr. Versál has already spoken of a 'batholite.'
The Second Deluge 1890
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After studying the matter I concluded that a batholite was rising under this region, and that there was a chance that we might escape submergence through its influence. "
The Second Deluge 1890
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