| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Partly idiomorphic; -- said of rock a portion only of whose constituents have a distinct crystalline form.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HYPIDIOMORPHIC" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Note: Hypidiomorphic \Hy*pid`i*o*mor"phic\, adjective. [Prefix hypo- idiomorphic.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HYPIDIOMORPHIC
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Geography | Minerals in igneous rocks whosdse crystal faces are only partly developed. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Mining | See: subhedral. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: HYPIDIOMORPHIC
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Hypidiomorphic texture | Mining | A texture of igneous rocks in which the greater proportion of the crystallized minerals have subhedral forms. (references) | |
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