crustal

[ kruhs-tl ]

/ ˈkrʌs tl /

adjective

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

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Words nearby crustal

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

Origin of crustal

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

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Example sentences from the Web for crustal

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
He does not allow the "crustal relief" to have the upper hand in the matter.
The Heart of Nature|Francis Younghusband
Moreover, in most cases, they are not reversible as are the crustal and solar phenomena.
Climatic Changes|Ellsworth Huntington
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

Two kinds of crustal movement, as we have seen, are recognised by geologists.
Fragments of Earth Lore|James Geikie

British Dictionary definitions for crustal

crustal

/ (ˈkrʌstəl) /

adjective

of or relating to the earth's crust

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