Outcrop Definition

outkrŏp
outcropped, outcropping, outcrops
noun
outcrops
A breaking forth; specif., the emergence of a mineral from the earth so as to be exposed on the surface.
An outcrop of a vein of coal.
Webster's New World
Any rock formation exposed on the surface or, sometimes, covered by a thin layer of soil, gravel, etc.
Webster's New World

A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.

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Synonyms:
  • rock outcrop
  • outcropping
  • projecting land mass
  • exposed surface
  • bared soil
  • bared rock
verb
outcropped, outcropping, outcrops
To protrude above the soil, as rock formations.
American Heritage
To emerge from the earth in this way.
Webster's New World
To break forth.
Webster's New World
(geology, of a stratum) To come out to the surface of the ground.
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Other Word Forms of Outcrop

Noun

Singular:
outcrop
Plural:
outcrops

Origin of Outcrop

  • out crop to appear on the surface

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Outcrop Sentence Examples

  • In mines that are worked from the outcrop by adits or day levels traction by locomotives driven by steam, compressed air or electricity is used to some extent.

  • The underlying geology is volcanic lava flows, which outcrop in some areas.

  • The outcrop of beds at the surface is commonly the truncation of these curves.

  • Veins of amethystine quartz are apt to lose their colour on the exposed outcrop.

  • Smaller patches of the Coal Measures appear near Tamworth and Burton, while deep shafts have been sunk in many places through the overlying Triassic strata to the coal below, thus extending the mining and manufacturing area beyond the actual outcrop of the Coal Measures.

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