different between intrusion vs hypabyssal

English

Etymology

From Old French intrusion, from Medieval Latin intrusio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?t?u???n/
• Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

intrusion (countable and uncountable, plural intrusions)

1. The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.

   He viewed sales calls as an unwelcome intrusion.
2. (geology) Magma forced into other rock formations; the rock formed when such magma solidifies.
3. A structure that lies within a historic district but is nonhistoric and irrelevant to the district.

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Translations

References

• intrusion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• intrusion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Noun

intrusion f (plural intrusions)

1. intrusion

Further reading

• “intrusion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

hypo- +? abyssal

Adjective

hypabyssal (not comparable)

1. (geology, of rock) that solidifies, as a minor intrusion, before reaching the Earth's surface