outcrop
out
+
crop
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noun
a
rock
formation
that is
visible
on the
surface
:
(地面から)露出している岩; それらが見られる広い地域; 〘地〙 (地層などの)露出(部), 露頭.
e.g.
dramatic limestone outcrops.
verb
(
outcrops
,
outcropping
,
outcropped
)
no object
(often as noun
outcropping
)
appear
as an
outcrop
.
DERIVATIVES
outcropping
noun