Meaning Of The Word Hypabyssal

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hypabyssal in American English
designating or of igneous rocks solidified at moderate depths, generally as sills or dikes
adjective: intermediate in texture between coarse-grained intrusive rocks and fine-grained extrusive rocks

hypabyssal in British English
adjective: (of igneous rocks) derived from magma that has solidified at shallow depth in the form of dykes, sills, etc

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