crustal

[ kruhs-tl ]

/ ˈkrʌs tl /

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adjective

of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.

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Origin of crustal

1855–60; <Latin crūst(a) shell, crust + -al¹

Words nearby crustal

crusie, Crusoe, crust, crustacean, crustaceous, crustal, crustal plate, crusted, crustose, crusty, crut

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How to use crustal in a sentence

Now, his team has discovered 58 unique crustal blocks on Venus’ crust.
Jostling in Venus’ crust could reveal clues about Earth’s early geology|Monroe Hammond|June 25, 2021|Popular-Science
Each one has a low-lying center plain, which they dubbed a “campus,” surrounded by rings of mountainous ridges which the team thinks formed from a kind of “jostling” action between the crustal blocks, says Byrne.
Jostling in Venus’ crust could reveal clues about Earth’s early geology|Monroe Hammond|June 25, 2021|Popular-Science
Water getting locked up in crustal minerals may be equally important as water loss to space and could potentially be more important.
Most of Mars’ missing water may lurk in its crust|Maria Temming|March 16, 2021|Science News
Moreover, in most cases, they are not reversible as are the crustal and solar phenomena.
Climatic Changes|Ellsworth Huntington

The fundamental conception of geography is form, including 620 the figure of the earth and the varieties of crustal relief.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
Professor C. Lapworth has generalized the grand features of crustal relief in a scheme of attractive simplicity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
The dominant forms result from crustal movements, the subsidiary from secondary reactions Geology and land forms.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various
Thus we conclude that while climatic changes and crustal movements usually occur together, they may occur separately.
Climatic Changes|Ellsworth Huntington

British Dictionary definitions for crustal

crustal

/ (ˈkrʌstəl) /

adjective

of or relating to the earth's crust

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