ALL meanings of laccolith
lac·co·lith
L l - noun laccolith a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward. 1
- noun laccolith A mass of igneous rock, typically lens-shaped, that has been intruded between rock strata causing uplift in the shape of a dome. 1
- noun laccolith (geology) a mass of igneous or volcanic rock found within strata which forces the overlaying strata upwards and forms domes. 0
- noun laccolith mass similar to lopolith but concave up. 0
- noun laccolith a dome-shaped body of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock: formed by the intrusion of magma, forcing the overlying strata into the shape of a dome 0
- noun laccolith a dome-shaped, irregular formation of intrusive igneous rock found between layers of sedimentary rock 0