BATHOLITHIC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Of or relating to a batholith

Synonyms:

batholithic; batholitic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)

Pertainym:

batholith (large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth)

Derivation:

batholith (large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth)