Meaning of OUTCROP
| Pronunciation: | | [n]'awt`krâp, [v]`awt'krâp, 'awtkrâp
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | outcropping, rock outcrop |
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| | See Also: | | appear, belay, outthrust, rock, stone | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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