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GROUNDMASS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("groundmass" is a kind of...):
igneous rock (rock formed by the solidification of molten magma)
Domain category:
geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)
Holonyms ("groundmass" is a substance of...):
porphyritic rock; porphyry (any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals)
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