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dyke swarm

dyke swarm noun: a large geological structure consisting of a major group of parallel, linear, or radially oriented magmatic dykes intruded within continental crust or central volcanoes in rift zones.

Noun

dyke swarm (plural dyke swarms)

  1. A large geological structure consisting of a major group of parallel, linear, or radially oriented magmatic dykes intruded within continental crust or central volcanoes in rift zones.

Forms of dyke swarm

pluraldyke swarms
alternative formdyke-swarm

Questions about dyke swarm

What does dyke swarm mean?
Dyke swarm means a large geological structure consisting of a major group of parallel, linear, or radially oriented magmatic dykes intruded within continental crust or central volcanoes in rift zones.
What part of speech is dyke swarm?
Dyke swarm is a noun.
What is the plural of dyke swarm?
The plural of dyke swarm is dyke swarms.

Words near dyke swarm in the dictionary

  1. dyke out
  2. dyke phase
  3. dyke phases
  4. dyke road
  5. dyke roads
  6. dyke swarm
  7. dyke swarms
  8. dyke tyke
  9. dyke tykes
  10. dyke up
  11. dyke-back

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