- lithostatic
- designating pressure exerted by overlying rock layers
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lithostatic
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lithostatic — adjective Describing the static pressure maintained by a weight of rock; geostatic … Wiktionary
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metamorphic rock — Any of a class of rocks that result from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing geological conditions, including variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical stress. The preexisting rocks may be igneous, sedimentary,… … Universalium
pressure — pressureless, adj. /presh euhr/, n., v., pressured, pressuring. n. 1. the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall. 2. Physics. force per unit area. Symbol: P Cf. stress… … Universalium
Sedimentary rock — Middle Triassic marginal marine sequence of siltstones (below) and limestones (above), Virgin Formation, southwestern Utah, USA Sedimentary rock are types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth s surface and within… … Wikipedia
Overburden pressure — Overburden pressure, also called lithostatic pressure or vertical stress, is the pressure or stress imposed on a layer of soil or rock by the weight of overlying material. The overburden pressure at a depth z is given by where ρ(z) is the density … Wikipedia
Ignimbrite — is a volcanic pyroclastic rock, often of dacitic or rhyolitic composition. Ignimbrite is the deposit of a pumice rich pyroclastic density current, or pyroclastic flow , a hot suspension of particles and gases that flows rapidly from a volcano,… … Wikipedia
stress — stressless, adj. stresslessness, n. /stres/, n. 1. importance or significance attached to a thing; emphasis: to lay stress upon good manners. 2. Phonet. emphasis in the form of prominent relative loudness of a syllable or a word as a result of… … Universalium
λιθοστατικός — ή, ό φρ. «λιθοστατική πίεση» γεωλ. η πίεση που ασκείται σε ένα σημείο κάτω από την επιφάνεια τής Γης από όλα τα υπερκείμενα και περιβάλλοντα πετρώματα. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. lithostatic < νεολατ. lithostatic < litho (<… … Dictionary of Greek
Earthquake — For other uses, see Earthquake (disambiguation). Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 … Wikipedia
