outcrop
Geology.
a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth.
the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
something that emerges suddenly or violently in the manner of an outcrop; outbreak: an outcrop of student demonstrations.
to crop out, as strata.
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How to use outcrop in a sentence
Then, Ingenuity photographed some rock outcrops and raised ridges in South Séítah that had looked interesting in images taken from an orbiting spacecraft.
Ingenuity is still flying on Mars. Here’s what the helicopter is up to | Lisa Grossman | December 10, 2021 | Science NewsThis rock outcrop, known as Humpback Rocks, is a popular hike and provides views of the Rockfish and Shenandoah valleys.
These outcrops could be remnants of the edge of the lake that used to fill Jezero crater or could represent an even older lake that was replaced.
See some of the most intriguing photos from NASA’s Perseverance rover so far | Lisa Grossman | August 19, 2021 | Science NewsEven eroded outcrops close to Perseverance’s landing site look like they had a watery history.
See some of the most intriguing photos from NASA’s Perseverance rover so far | Lisa Grossman | August 19, 2021 | Science News“Dreamland” sits high on a rocky outcrop in the middle of the Juneau Icefield, not far from the border between Alaska and British Columbia.
With this hideous bushy outcrop, the beard has reached its end game.
Leo, the Beard Has to Go: When a Man’s Facial Hair Reaches Crisis Point | Tim Teeman | September 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is dancing on an outcrop (that means a ledge of rock) in the middle of Australia at six o'clock before breakfast.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingThe outcrop of the serpentine here, I am told, is quite limited, with steep sides till round it.
Asbestos | Robert H. JonesFather and eldest son walked quietly out over the untouched portion of the outcrop before the house.
Mountain | Clement WoodFrom the ship's deck, even when within a mile, the outcrop had appeared to project directly from under the inland ice-sheet.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonHannam operated the forge, and picks and drills were sent along for pointing; an outcrop of gneiss serving as an anvil.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
British Dictionary definitions for outcrop
part of a rock formation or mineral vein that appears at the surface of the earth
an emergence; appearance
(of rock strata, mineral veins, etc) to protrude through the surface of the earth
another word for crop out
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Scientific definitions for outcrop
[ out′krŏp′ ]
An area of visible bedrock that is not covered with soil.
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