1. A tabular body that is longer vertically than in other dimensions (as opposed to a slab); a prism. Vertical and dipping dike models are used commonly in potential-field calculations. 2. Igneous rock that cuts across adjacent rock. Also spelled dyke. See Figure M-15.
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