adjective
- relating to or having the characteristics of a laccolith, a type of igneous intrusion that forms a dome-shaped mass of rock
Usage: geological
Examples
- The laccolithic intrusion created a distinctive dome-shaped hill in the landscape.
- Geologists studied the laccolithic formation to understand the area’s volcanic history.
- The mountain’s laccolithic structure was formed by magma that pushed up the overlying rock layers.
- Laccolithic domes are common features in regions with past igneous activity.
- The research team mapped several laccolithic bodies in the sedimentary basin.