outcrop Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
rock outcrop; outcropping.
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verb appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground
- Big boulders outcropped
WordNet
Out"crop` noun
Definitions
(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" intransitive verb
Definitions
(Geol.) To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.
