Out'crōp1, n.
n. (Geol.) (a.) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. Lyell. (b.) That part of an inclined stratum which appears at the surface; bassett. Page.
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n. (Geol.) (a.) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. Lyell. (b.) That part of an inclined stratum which appears at the surface; bassett. Page.
v. i. (Geol.) To come out to the surface of the ground; — said of strata.