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Word: Diatreme
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from dia- ‘through’ + Greek trēma ‘perforation’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʌɪətriːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a long vertical pipe or plug formed when gas-filled magma forced its way up through overlying strata.
Short Definition:long vertical pipe or plug formed when gas-filled magma forced its way up through overlying strata
