Complete Definition of "outcrop"
English
Pronunciation
IPA|/'aʊt.krɑp/, SAMPA|/"aUt.krQp/

Noun
en-noun

  1. A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
  2. A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
  3. The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.

Translation
trans-top|the part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground
trans-mid
Polish: t|pl|(geol) wychodnia|f
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