outcrop
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈaʊt.kɹɒp/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/
Audio (Austin): (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæɔt.kɹɔp/
Noun
[edit]outcrop (plural outcrops)
- A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
- A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
- The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.
Synonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]piece of land that stands out
coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground
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part of a rock formation that appears at the surface
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Verb
[edit]outcrop (third-person singular simple present outcrops, present participle outcropping, simple past and past participle outcropped)