Definitions for hypabyssal
hypabyssal
hyp·a·byss·al
Spelling: [hip-uh-bis-uh l, hahy-puh-]
IPA: /ˌhɪp əˈbɪs əl, ˌhaɪ pə-/
Hypabyssal is a 10 letter English word.
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You can make 266 anagrams from letters in hypabyssal (aabhlpssyy).
Definitions for hypabyssal
adjective
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(of an igneous rock) intermediate in texture between coarse-grained intrusive rocks and fine-grained extrusive rocks.
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noting any of various minor intrusions, as dikes and sills, that have crystallized under conditions intermediate between plutonic and extrusive.
Origin of hypabyssal
First recorded in 1890-95; hyp- + abyssal