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[awf-lap, of-]

off·lap

[awf-lap, of-]
noun Geology.
1.
the retreat of a sea from its shore.
2.
a sequence of layers of sedimentary rock formed during a retreat of the sea.

Origin:
1905–10; off + lap3
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Offlap is always a great word to know.
So is porosity. Does it mean:
portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus
ratio of the volume of the pores of a substance to the total volume of the mass
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