Meaning Of The Word Diapir

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diapir in American English
a dome formation in which the rigid top layers have been split open by pressure from an underlying plastic core
noun: a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below

diapir in British English
noun: an anticlinal fold in which the brittle overlying rock has been pierced by material, such as salt, from beneath

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