About The Word Outcrop
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Outcrop
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What's The Definition Of Outcrop?
[n] the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
[v] appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; "Big boulders outcropped" Synonyms | Synonyms for Outcrop: outcropping | rock outcrop Related Terms | Find terms related to Outcrop: appear | arise | become manifest | become visible | come | come forth | come forward | come in sight | come out | come to hand | come to light | crop out | discernibleness | emerge | enter | epiphany | exposure | fade in | heave in sight | issue | issue forth | look forth | loom | manifestation | materialize | observability | outcropping | peep out | perceptibility | rear its head | revelation | rise | see the light | seeableness | show | show up | stream forth | strike the eye | the seen | the visible | turn up | visibility | visibleness | visuality | what is revealed See Also | appear | belay | outthrust | rock | stone Outcrop In Webster's Dictionary \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.) To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata. |
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