Hypothermal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hypothermal is an adjective meaning Involving extremely low temperatures.
Meaning
Involving extremely low temperatures.
More Meanings
- (geology) Formed or deposited under hypothermal conditions.
Example Sentences
Although FW- and SW-acclimated milkfish have different levels of tolerance for hypothermal stress, to date, the molecular physiological basis of this difference has not been elucidated.
If the ore body shows only one stage of economically important mineralization yet contains minerals which are typical of, for example, both hypothermal and mesothermal conditions, it is classified under both headings.
In view of the important work of R. E. Gibson on the elevation of the inversion temperature of quartz with increased pressure, and the discovery by V.B. Meen of high-quartz in certain of the Canadian hypothermal veins, are we still to accept Lindgren's estimate of the temperature ranges of deposition of the various classes of deposits commonly called hydrothermal without making necessary adjustments dependent upon the depth at which mineralization took place?
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ultracooled, cryostored, superchilled, cool, athermic, low-boiling.
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