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igneous rock

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  • noun geology one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive)

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  • noun rock formed by the solidification of molten magma

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hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. rock
  2. stone

hyponyms (16)

Words more specific or concrete

  1. adesite
  2. andesite
  3. aplite
  4. batholite
  5. batholith
  6. diorite
  7. gabbro
  8. groundmass
  9. pegmatite
  10. peridotite
  11. pluton
  12. plutonic rock
  13. porphyritic rock
  14. porphyry
  15. rhyolite
  16. volcanic rock

cross-references (2)

Cross-references

  1. metamorphic rock
  2. sedimentary rock

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