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Sill
In
geology
, a
sill
is a tabular mass of
igneous rock
that has been intruded laterally between layers of
sedimentary rock
, beds of
volcanic
lava
or
ejectmenta[?]
, or even along the direction of the
foliation[?]
in
metamorphic rock
. The term "sill" is synonymous with "intrusive sheet."
In
architecture
, the
sill
is the bottom edge of a
window
.
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