Thesaurus: groundmass
(geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded
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- n. (geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded
- n (geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded