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stoping

American  
[stoh-ping] / ˈstoʊ pɪŋ /

noun

Geology.

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

stoping British  
/ ˈstəʊpɪŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of stoping

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

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