outcrop en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English crop English outcrop From out- + crop.
Meanings
- A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
- A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
- The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| outcrops | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (47)
fi hietikko (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · it sporgenza (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · cmn 露頭 /露头 (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · fi paljastuma (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · fi somerikko (moraine) (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · fi niemeke (piece of land that stands out) · pl wychodnia (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · es afloramiento (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · ca aflorament (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · fr affleurement (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · is opna (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · it affioramento (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · eo elstaraĵo (piece of land that stands out) · it affioramento (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · nb anstå (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · fi kieleke (piece of land that stands out) · cs výchoz (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · gl laxe (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · cmn 露頭 /露头 (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · de Aufbiss (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · de Landzunge (piece of land that stands out) · he אַדְמַת טְרָשִׁים (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · fi kallio (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · tr mostra (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · gl penedo (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · fi kivikko (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · it sporgenza (piece of land that stands out) · ro afloriment (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · es afloramiento rocoso (piece of land that stands out) · it prominenza (piece of land that stands out) · it spuntone (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · es afloramiento (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · tr mostra (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · fr affleurement (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · gl laxa (piece of land that stands out) · it protuberanza (piece of land that stands out) · it propagine (piece of land that stands out) · pt afloramento (rochoso) (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · is opna (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · gl penedo (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · de Aufschluss (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · gl con (piece of land that stands out) · tr dil (piece of land that stands out) · fi kallio (bedrock) (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground) · it spunzone (part of a rock formation that appears at the surface) · de Vorsprung (piece of land that stands out) · de Aufschluss (coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground)