ALL meanings of hypabyssal
hyp·a·byss·al
H h - adjective hypabyssal (of an igneous rock) intermediate in texture between coarse-grained intrusive rocks and fine-grained extrusive rocks. 1
- adjective hypabyssal noting any of various minor intrusions, as dikes and sills, that have crystallized under conditions intermediate between plutonic and extrusive. 1
- adjective hypabyssal (of igneous rocks) derived from magma that has solidified at shallow depth in the form of dykes, sills, etc 0
- adjective hypabyssal designating or of igneous rocks solidified at moderate depths, generally as sills or dikes 0
- adjective hypabyssal (geology, of rock) that solidifies, as a minor intrusion, before reaching the Earth's surface. 0