bedrock
pronunciation
How to pronounce bedrock in British English:
UK [ˈbedrɒk]
How to pronounce bedrock in American English:
US [ˈbedrɑk]
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- Noun:
- solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
- principles from which other truths can be derived
Word Origin
- bedrock (n.)
- also bed-rock, 1850, from bed (n.) + rock (n.). Figurative use by 1869; as an adjective by 1881.
Example
- 1. Horseshoe bend is a looping meander entrenched into the bedrock .
- 2. That is classically a signal that shares have been sold down to a " bedrock " cheap valuation , prompting new investors to start looking for bargains .
- 3. They drilled down as far as the bedrock , obtaining a nearly complete 108.3-metre sediment core .
- 4. The cobble - sized clasts match well with local granite bedrock , indicating that their provenance must be local .
- 5. The closest bedrock exposures of similar rock lie in northwestern idaho .