crustal
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of crustal
1855–60; < Latin crūst ( a ) shell, crust + -al 1
Example Sentences
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Burbery further argues that Dante anticipated ideas connected to terminal velocity and crustal penetration, concepts tied to how extremely large objects behave when colliding with planets.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Over the past decade, growing evidence has convinced many researchers that rare earthquakes do originate in the mantle, though they may occur about 100 times less frequently than crustal earthquakes.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026
Researchers used computer simulations inspired by a geological process on Earth called crustal delamination.
From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026
However, it was not known that Mars also possessed the diverse, explosive volcanoes that form on Earth due to crustal recycling.
From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024
The hope was to lower a drill through 14,000 feet of Pacific Ocean water off the coast of Mexico and drill some 17,000 feet through relatively thin crustal rock.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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