migmaticadj.
/mɪɡˈmatɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɪɡˈmædɪk/ Geology.
= migmatitic adj.
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migmatic1926
1926 Mineral. Abstr. 3 84 Three types of pegmatites are distinguished: I, normal pegmatites; II, contact-pegmatites..; and III, migmatic pegmatites.
1968 K. R. Mehnert Migmatites i. 5 It is inappropriate to burden petrographic investigations of metamorphic or migmatic rocks from the beginning with the question about the possible parent rock.
1981 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 301 281 The migmatic, amphibolite-facies floor of the batholith is exposed in a broad arch.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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