DIAPIR

diapir

(noun) a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

diapir (plural diapirs)

(geology) An intrusion of a ductile rock into an overburden.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 January 2025

MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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