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intrusively

intrusively

6.6
Forming when hot rock pushes into older rock below the ground
  • adverb
  • /ɪnˈtruːsɪvli/
  • Specialized
translation icon : intrusivamente
  • The magma cooled intrusively beneath the Earth's surface, forming large granite bodies.

Examples

  • Geologists study how minerals are deposited intrusively within older layers of rock.

  • The new material was added intrusively, changing the structure of the original formation.

  • The magma cooled intrusively beneath the Earth's surface, forming large granite bodies.

  • The lava flowed intrusively into the surrounding rock layers.

  • Geologists often study how rocks form intrusively.

  • Geologists study how minerals are deposited intrusively within older layers of rock.

  • The new material was added intrusively, changing the structure of the original formation.

How Intrusive

completely
∞ 1.0
forcibly
  • NSFW
52 4.2
intrusively
  • Specialized
6.6
partially
198 2.4
slightly
885 1.0

Surface Forms

intrusively positive
intrusivelyer comparative
intrusivelyest superlative

Morphology

intrusively = intrusive (transparent) = intrude + ive + ly

Although commonly used in technical geology contexts, the adverb is a direct derivation from 'intrusive' (from 'intrude') and thus its meaning is predictable from the base.

Etymology

The word intrusively comes from Latin parts in- ('into') and trudere ('to push'), the same root as intrude. In geology, something happens intrusively when magma is 'pushed into' older rock, so the word means inserting or forcing one thing inside another.