outcrop

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/

Noun

outcrop (plural outcrops)

1. A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
2. A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
3. The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.

Translations

• Italian: prominenza, protuberanza, sporgenza, propagine
• Spanish: afloramiento rocoso

Translations

• French: affleurement
• German: Aufschluss
• Italian: affioramento
• Spanish: afloramiento

Translations

• French: affleurement
• German: Aufschluss
• Italian: affioramento, spunzone, spuntone, sporgenza
• Spanish: afloramiento

Verb

outcrop (outcrops, present participle outcropping; past and past participle outcropped)

1. (geology, of a stratum) To come out to the surface of the ground.

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