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. Outcrops do not cover the majority...
- Nordenskjold Outcrops (64°27′S 58°58′W / 64.450°S 58.967°W / -64.450; -58.967) is a rock outcrops on the west side of Longing Peninsula at the northeast...
- 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...
- Outcrop is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. A post office called Outcrop was established in 1900, and remained...
- The outcrop sabrewing or dry-forest sabrewing (Campylopterus calcirupicola) is a Vulnerable species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini...
- The outcrop rainbow-skink (Liburnascincus mundivensis) is an endemic lizard species inhabiting Queensland, Australia. It is named after the type locality...
- The Högbom Outcrops (80°15′S 24°52′W / 80.250°S 24.867°W / -80.250; -24.867) are rocks rising to about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) at the eastern side of...
- 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...
- Brachychiton collinus, the outcrop kurrajong, is a small deciduous tree found growing in some of the harshest climatic conditions in Australia. This small...
- The Beam is a geological outcrop on US Route 2 in South Hero, Vermont that is well known for its display of small-scale thrust faults originating from...