Definition of Outcrop. Meaning of Outcrop. Synonyms of Outcrop

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Definition of Outcrop

Outcrop
Outcrop Out"crop`, n. (Geol.) (a) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. --Lyell. (b) That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.
Outcrop
Outcrop Out*crop", v. i. (Geol.) To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.

Meaning of Outcrop from wikipedia

- An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth and other terrestrial planets...
- Outcrop is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. A post office called Outcrop was established in 1900, and remained...
- A digital outcrop model (DOM), also called a virtual outcrop model, is a digital 3D representation of the outcrop surface, mostly in a form of textured...
- Hibbertia hermanniifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Dilleniaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is an erect shrub with spatula-shaped...
- Longing. 64°27′S 58°58′W / 64.450°S 58.967°W / -64.450; -58.967. Rock outcrops on the west side of Longing Peninsula. The feature extends south for 2...
- The Ag****iz Bedrock Outcrop is a geographic feature of Ellsworth, Maine that is significant in the history of geology. Located at 406 State Street (U...
- The outcrop sabrewing or dry-forest sabrewing (Campylopterus calcirupicola) is a vulnerable species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini...
- on Earth, in part mirroring the distribution of ophiolites. There are outcroppings of serpentine soils in the Balkan Peninsula, Turkey, Newfoundland, the...
- geomorphologists as either a castle koppie or kopje, is a large, free-standing rock outcrop that rises abruptly from the surrounding smooth and gentle slopes of a...
- 1933-35. 72°34′S 93°20′W / 72.567°S 93.333°W / -72.567; -93.333. An outcropping of rocks close northward of Peeler Bluff in the western part of McNamara...