outcrop
pronunciation
How to pronounce outcrop in British English:
UK [ˈaʊtkrɒp]
How to pronounce outcrop in American English:
US [ˈaʊtkrɑp]
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- Noun:
- the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
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- Verb:
- appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground
Word Origin
- outcrop (n.)
- 1805, in geology, "exposure of rocks at the surface," from out + crop (n.) in its sense of "sprout, head."
Example
- 1. The team found the fossil in a rock outcrop in north attleboro , massachusetts .
- 2. Rounding a rocky island outcrop , we slipped into a sheltered bay .
- 3. Comanche outcrop on mars indicates hospitable past
- 4. David walker , head of the nottingham caves survey , surveys the base of castle rock , a large sandstone outcrop in the heart of the city .
- 5. The white splotch at the bottom of the photo is a rocky hill , the darkest areas are wind-blown sand dunes , the blue around the crater 's rim may be material that was ejected during the impact , the red is limestone outcrop and the green areas are mostly vegetation .