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hyporelief

hyporelief noun: negative relief, in which a fossil is sunk into a surface.

Noun

hyporelief (uncountable)

  1. negative relief, in which a fossil is sunk into a surface

Antonyms of hyporelief

Origin of hyporelief

From hypo- + relief.

Questions about hyporelief

What does hyporelief mean?
Hyporelief means negative relief, in which a fossil is sunk into a surface.
What part of speech is hyporelief?
Hyporelief is a noun.

Words near hyporelief in the dictionary

  1. hyporegenerative
  2. hyporegulate
  3. hyporegulation
  4. hyporegulator
  5. hyporegulators
  6. hyporelief
  7. hyporeninaemia
  8. hyporeninaemic
  9. hyporeninemia
  10. hyporeninemic
  11. hyporesorption

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