单词 | salt dome |
释义 | salt domenoun Geology.a domelike rock structure that is formed beneath the earth's surface by the upward movement of a mass of salt, may reach thousands of feet in vertical extent, and is more or less circular in plan: often associated with oil and gas pools. Compare diapir. Origin of salt domeFirst recorded in 1905–10 Words nearby salt domesalt cedar, saltcellar, salt chuck, saltchucker, salt cod, salt dome, Salteaux, salted, Salten, salter, Salter-Harris classification Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for salt domesalt dome salt plugnouna domelike structure of stratified rocks containing a central core of salt: formed by the upward movement of a salt deposit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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