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Showing words for DIAPIR using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Diapir
diapir
5 Letter Words for Diapir
adrip, dairi, darii, padri, pardi, pirai, radii, rapid
4 Letter Words for Diapir
apii, arid, dari, drap, drip, ipid, irid, padi, paid, pair, pard, pari, prad, raid, ripa
3 Letter Words for Diapir
adp, aid, air, apr, ard, dap, dar, dia, dip, dir, dpi, ida, idp, ipr, ira, pad, par, pia, pid, pir, rad, rai, rap, ria, rid, rip
Definitions for Diapir
[1] a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below. Compare plume(def 10) , salt dome.
[2] geology an anticlinal fold in which the brittle overlying rock has been pierced by material, such as salt, from beneath
Words nearby Diapir
diaphysectomy, diaphysial aclasis, diaphysial dysplasia, diaphysis, diaphysitis, diapir, diapophysis, diapositive, diapsid, diarbekr, diarch
Origin of Diapir
1915–20; < French, said to be < Greek diapeírein to drive through, pierce; dia- dia- + peírein to pierce
Other words from Diapir
di·a·pir·ic [dahy-uh -pir -ik] /ˌdaɪ əˈpɪr ɪk/ , adjective
Word origin for Diapir
C20: from Greek diapeirainein to make holes through, pierce