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crustal

[ kruhs-tl ]
/ ˈkrʌs tl /
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adjective

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

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Nearby words

  1. crusoe,
  2. crust,
  3. crustacea,
  4. crustacean,
  5. crustaceous,
  6. crustal plate,
  7. crustation,
  8. crusted,
  9. crustedly,
  10. crustose

Origin of crustal

1855–60; < Latin crūst(a) shell, crust + -al1
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British Dictionary definitions for crustal

crustal

/ (ˈkrʌstəl) /

adjective

of or relating to the earth's crust
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