orthocumulate

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor. English ortho- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.? Latin cumulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin cumulātusbor. English cumulate English orthocumulate From ortho- + cumulate.

  1. derived from *h₃erdʰ-der

Definitions

  1. A cumulate rock in which the groundmass is of different composition to the accumulated…

    A cumulate rock in which the groundmass is of different composition to the accumulated crystals.

The neighborhood

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