Hypabyssal
[hip-uh-bis-uh l, hahy-puh-] /ˌhɪp əˈbɪs əl, ˌhaɪ pə-/
adjective, Geology.
1.
(of an igneous rock) intermediate in texture between coarse-grained intrusive rocks and fine-grained extrusive rocks.
2.
noting any of various minor intrusions, as dikes and sills, that have crystallized under conditions intermediate between plutonic and extrusive.
/ˌhɪpəˈbɪsəl/
adjective
1.
(of igneous rocks) derived from magma that has solidified at shallow depth in the form of dykes, sills, etc
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