outcrop
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noun
1.
Geology.
a.
a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth.
b.
the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
2.
something that emerges suddenly or violently in the manner of an outcrop; outbreak: an outcrop of student demonstrations.
verb (used without object)
3.
to crop out, as strata.
Origin:
1760–70; noun use of verb phrase crop out
1760–70; noun use of verb phrase crop out
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World English Dictionary
| outcrop | |
| —n | |
| 1. | part of a rock formation or mineral vein that appears at the surface of the earth |
| 2. | an emergence; appearance |
| —vb , -crops, -cropping, -cropped | |
| 3. | (of rock strata, mineral veins, etc) to protrude through the surface of the earth |
| 4. | another word for crop out |
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Science Dictionary
| outcrop (out'krŏp') Pronunciation Key
An area of visible bedrock that is not covered with soil. |
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Example sentences
Taken out of the context of its outcrop, clinker eludes identification.
We hump duffels and gear up a steep snowbank to an outcrop of broken shale and tussock.
One says he was born in a cave at the foot of a rock outcrop in the southern part of the city.
Rock outcrop also includes areas where the depth to bedrock is less than four inches.
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