igneous rock

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === igneous rock (countable and uncountable, plural igneous rocks) (geology) One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the cooling of molten rock, either below the surface (intrusive) or on the surface (extrusive). Hypernyms: rock, stone < material Coordinate terms: metamorphic rock, sedimentary rock ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====