Outcrop

['aʊtkrɒp]

Definition

(noun.) the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land.

(verb.) appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; 'Big boulders outcropped'.

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Definition

(n.) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground.

(n.) That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.

(v. i.) To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. (Geol.) Basseting, cropping out.

Edited by Ahmed

Definition

n. the appearance at the surface of a layer of rock or a vein of metal caused by tilting or inclination of the strata: the part of a layer which appears at the surface of the ground.—v.i. to appear at the surface.

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