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Webster 1913 Edition
Outcrop
Out′cropˊ
,Noun.
(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′
,Verb.
I.
(Geol.)
To come out to the surface of the ground; – said of strata.
Definition 2024
outcrop
outcrop
English
Noun
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.
Translations
coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
part of a rock formation that appears at the surface
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Verb
outcrop (third-person singular simple present outcrops, present participle outcropping, simple past and past participle outcropped)