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diastem

[ dahy-uh-stem ]

noun

, Geology.
  1. a minor hiatus in an orderly succession of sedimentary rocks.


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Other Words From

  • dia·stemic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diastem1

1850–55; < Greek diástēma interval; diastema

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