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lenticle Geol.|ˈlɛntɪk(ə)l|
[ad. L. lenticula (see lenticular a. and n.).]
A lentil (sense 5) or a lenticular piece of rock.
1898J. E. Marr Princ. Stratigr. Geol. iv. 35 The lenticles will be wider in a direction at right angles to that of the strike. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXVIII. 654/2 Lenticles or eyes of uncrushed diorite may be traced. 1930[see hornblendite]. 1931Cissarz & Jones German-Eng. Geol. Terminol. 179 Gash veins..are usually of small lateral and vertical extent, in the form of small lenticles. |