Outcrop
Pronunciation : Out"crop`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition :
(Geol.) (a) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. Lyell. (b) That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Out*crop"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.
i. (Geol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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