| batholite | n. A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth. Syn. -- batholith, pluton, plutonic rock. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| batholith | n. [ Gr. baqo`s depth + -lith. ] A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have solidified deep within the earth. Syn. -- batholite, pluton, plutonic rock. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| batholithic | adj. Of or pertaining to a batholith. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Bathometer | n. [ Gr. baqo`s depth + -meter. ] An instrument for measuring depths, esp. one for taking soundings without a sounding line. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bathorse | n. [ F. bât packsaddle (cheval de bât packhorse) + E. horse. See Bastard. ] A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Bathos | n. [ Gr. ba`qos depth, fr. baqy`s deep. ] (Rhet.) A ludicrous descent from the elevated to the low, in writing or speech; anticlimax. [ 1913 Webster ] |