outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop
(noun) the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
outcrop
(verb) appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; “Big boulders outcropped”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
outcrop (plural outcrops)
A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.
outcrop (third-person singular simple present outcrops, present participle outcropping, simple past and past participle outcropped)
(geology, of a stratum) To come out to the surface of the ground.
• crop out, cropout
Source: Wiktionary
Out"crop`, n. (Geol.) (a) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. Lyell. (b) That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.
Out*crop", v. i. (Geol.)
Definition: To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
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