continental crust


noun
  1. geology that part of the earth's crust that underlies the continents and continental shelves

Words Nearby continental crust

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How to use continental crust in a sentence

  • The granite or granitelike layer of the continental crust extends beneath the ridge to the vicinity of the trench.

    Volcanoes | Robert I. Tilling

Scientific definitions for continental crust

continental crust

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