outcrop

== English == === Etymology === From out- +‎ crop. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈaʊt.kɹɒp/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæɔt.kɹɔp/ === Noun === outcrop (plural outcrops) 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. ==== Synonyms ==== outcropping ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === outcrop (third-person singular simple present outcrops, present participle outcropping, simple past and past participle outcropped) (geology, of a stratum) To come out to the surface of the ground. === Anagrams === crop out, cropout