intrusive

 
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intrusive

  (ĭn-trū'sĭv, -zĭv) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Intruding or tending to intrude.
  2. Geology. Of or relating to igneous rock that is forced while molten into cracks or between other layers of rock.
  3. Linguistics. Epenthetic.
intrusively in·tru'sive·ly adv.
intrusiveness in·tru'sive·ness n.
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Cosmic Lexicon: Intrusive

Refers to igneous rocks formed underground.

 

Describing magma (molten rock) or rock formed from magma that hardened before reaching the surface, forced into cracks or layers between existing rock and characterized by larger crystals than extrusive rock.


 
Translations: Translations for: Intrusive

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forstyrrende, påtrængende

Nederlands (Dutch)
opdringerig, storend

Français (French)
adj. - indiscret, importun, envahissant, (Ling) d'appui

Deutsch (German)
adj. - aufdringlich, intrusiv

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οχληρός, φορτικός, αδιάκριτος, φιλοπερίεργος, παρείσακτος

Italiano (Italian)
invadente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - intrusivo

Русский (Russian)
незваный, назойливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - intruso, intrusivo, invasivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - inkräktande (äv. fonet.), störande, påflugen, ovälkommen, intrusiv (geol.)

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
打扰的, 插入的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 打擾的, 插入的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 침입하는, 관입의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 侵入してくるような, でしゃばりの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تطفلي, متطفلي, مقتحم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מפריע, נדחק, נהגה בין מלים או הברות כדי להקל על ההגייה (הגה)‬


 
 

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