stoping

[ stoh-ping ]

noun

, Geology.

1. a process by which magmas move upward in the earth by breaking off and engulfing blocks of overlying rocks.

stoping

/ ˈstəʊpɪŋ /

noun

1. geology the process by which country rock is broken up and engulfed by the upward movement of magma Also calledmagmatic stoping See also stope

Word History and Origins

Origin of stoping¹

First recorded in 1770–80; stope + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

You can't do under'and stoping in a mine—go down on a vein, you know.

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