out·crop /ˈaʊtˌkrɑp/
露出,露頭(vi.)露出
Out·crop n. 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.
Out·crop v. i. Geol. To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.
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outcrop
n : the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface
of the surrounding land [syn: outcropping, rock
outcrop]
v : appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground;
"Big boulders outcropped"
[also: outcropping, outcropped]