Batholith

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  batholith \bath"o*lith\ (b[a^]th"[-o]*l[i^]th), n. [Gr. baqo`s
     depth + -lith.]
     A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have
     solidified deep within the earth.
  
     Syn: batholite, pluton, plutonic rock.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  batholith
       n : large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have
           solidified deep within the earth [syn: {batholite}, {pluton},
            {plutonic rock}]