Outcrop
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈaʊt.kɹɒp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Outcrop is a noun meaning A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
Meaning
A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
More Meanings
- 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.
- (geology, of a stratum) To come out to the surface of the ground.
Word Forms
- outcrops
- outcropping
- outcropped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include occur, crop, upcropping, outcropper, cropping, scar.
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