ALL meanings of diapir
di·a·pir
D d - noun diapir an anticlinal fold in which the brittle overlying rock has been pierced by material, such as salt, from beneath 3
- noun diapir a dome formation in which the rigid top layers have been split open by pressure from an underlying plastic core 3
- noun diapir a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below. Compare plume (def 10), salt dome. 1
- noun diapir A domed rock formation in which a core of rock has moved upward to pierce the overlying strata. 1
- noun diapir (geology) An intrusion of a ductile rock into an overburden. 0