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Definition of Outcrop
1. Verb. Appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground. "Big boulders outcropped"
2. Noun. The part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land.
Specialized synonyms: Belay, Outthrust
Generic synonyms: Rock, Stone
Definition of Outcrop
1. n. The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground.
2. v. i. To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.
Definition of Outcrop
1. Noun. A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding. ¹
2. Noun. A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground. ¹
3. Noun. The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground. ¹
4. Verb. (geology of a stratum) To come out to the surface of the ground. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outcrop
1. to protrude above the soil [v -CROPPED, -CROPPING, -CROPS]
Medical Definition of Outcrop
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