outcrop

B1 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/ UK /ˈaʊt.kɹɒp/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

noun
a place where bedrock or another geological deposit is exposed at the ground's surface

The geologist sampled limestone from an outcrop beside the road.
2

verb
geology: to appear or be exposed at the surface of the ground

The sandstone beds outcrop along the ridge.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a place where bedrock or... outcroppingrock exposure

2 verb · geology: to appear or be... emerge surfacecrop out

Word family

Forms outcrops

Derived forms outcroppersub-outcrop

Related forms bedrock stratum geology exposure

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Phrases (1)

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rock outcrop
an exposed part of a rock formation projecting above nearby ground

Noun + noun

Etymology

Formed from out- + crop, using crop in its geological sense 'appear at the surface.' The noun names the visible exposure and the verb describes a rock layer emerging at ground level.

Topics

Places & Geography

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