hypogene Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hyp"o*gene adjective

Etymology

Pref. hypo- + the root of Gr. to be born: cf. F. hypogène.

Definitions

1. (Geol.) Formed or crystallized at depths the earth's surface; -- said of granite, gneiss, and other rocks, whose crystallization is believed of have taken place beneath a great thickness of overlying rocks. Opposed to epigene.