Meaning of "outcrop" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF OUTCROP

outcrop  [ˈaʊtˌkrɒp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OUTCROP

Outcrop is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb outcrop in English.

WHAT DOES OUTCROP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Outcrop

An outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth. View of a bedrock outcrop near San Carlos Water, Falklands Islands. As exemplified in the picture an outcrop has to be immersed in soil and sediments. Granite outcrops at Silesian Stones Mountain in southwestern Poland. Roadside outcrop of Ordovician limestones and shales in southeastern Indiana. Roadside outcrop of a pegmatite lens in an amphibolite gneiss in Norway.

Definition of outcrop in the English dictionary

The first definition of outcrop in the dictionary is part of a rock formation or mineral vein that appears at the surface of the earth. Other definition of outcrop is an emergence; appearance. Outcrop is also to protrude through the surface of the earth.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OUTCROP

PRESENT

Present

I outcrop

you outcrop

he/she/it outcrops

we outcrop

you outcrop

they outcrop

Present continuous

I am outcropping

you are outcropping

he/she/it is outcropping

we are outcropping

you are outcropping

they are outcropping

Present perfect

I have outcropped

you have outcropped

he/she/it has outcropped

we have outcropped

you have outcropped

they have outcropped

Present perfect continuous

I have been outcropping

you have been outcropping

he/she/it has been outcropping

we have been outcropping

you have been outcropping

they have been outcropping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I outcropped

you outcropped

he/she/it outcropped

we outcropped

you outcropped

they outcropped

Past continuous

I was outcropping

you were outcropping

he/she/it was outcropping

we were outcropping

you were outcropping

they were outcropping

Past perfect

I had outcropped

you had outcropped

he/she/it had outcropped

we had outcropped

you had outcropped

they had outcropped

Past perfect continuous

I had been outcropping

you had been outcropping

he/she/it had been outcropping

we had been outcropping

you had been outcropping

they had been outcropping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will outcrop

you will outcrop

he/she/it will outcrop

we will outcrop

you will outcrop

they will outcrop

Future continuous

I will be outcropping

you will be outcropping

he/she/it will be outcropping

we will be outcropping

you will be outcropping

they will be outcropping

Future perfect

I will have outcropped

you will have outcropped

he/she/it will have outcropped

we will have outcropped

you will have outcropped

they will have outcropped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been outcropping

you will have been outcropping

he/she/it will have been outcropping

we will have been outcropping

you will have been outcropping

they will have been outcropping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would outcrop

you would outcrop

he/she/it would outcrop

we would outcrop

you would outcrop

they would outcrop

Conditional continuous

I would be outcropping

you would be outcropping

he/she/it would be outcropping

we would be outcropping

you would be outcropping

they would be outcropping

Conditional perfect

I would have outcrop

you would have outcrop

he/she/it would have outcrop

we would have outcrop

you would have outcrop

they would have outcrop

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been outcropping

you would have been outcropping

he/she/it would have been outcropping

we would have been outcropping

you would have been outcropping

they would have been outcropping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you outcrop
we let´s outcrop
you outcrop

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to outcrop

Past participle

outcropped

Present Participle

outcropping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF OUTCROP

Find out the translation of outcrop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of outcrop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «outcrop» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 露头
• Translator English - Spanish: afloramiento
• English: outcrop
• Translator English - Hindi: उघड़ना
• Translator English - Arabic: نتوء
• Translator English - Russian: обнажение
• Translator English - Portuguese: afloramento
• Translator English - Bengali: উদ্গত স্তর
• Translator English - French: affleurement
• Translator English - Malay: Singkapan
• Translator English - German: Vorsprung
• Translator English - Japanese: 露頭
• Translator English - Korean: 노출
• Translator English - Javanese: Outcrop
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trồi ​​lên
• Translator English - Tamil: உடைய
• Translator English - Marathi: पलीकडे जाणे
• Translator English - Turkish: yeryüzüne çıkmak
• Translator English - Italian: affioramento
• Translator English - Polish: odkrywka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: оголення
• Translator English - Romanian: afloriment
• Translator English - Greek: προεξοχή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: dagsoom
• Translator English - Swedish: YTTRING
• Translator English - Norwegian: frembrudd

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OUTCROP»

Discover the use of outcrop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to outcrop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Savannas, Barrens, and Rock Outcrop Plant Communities of ...

A coherent, readable summary of the technical information available on savannas, barrens and rock outcrop plant communities.

Roger C. Anderson, James S. Fralish, Jerry M. Baskin, 2007

The Geological Modelling of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs and ...

Contains 15 papers from the 1990 IAS Congress.

Ian D. Bryant, Stephen S. Flint, 2009

Effects of Abiotic Factors and Cattle Grazing on Gypsum ...

Patterns of vascular plant species composition in relationship to abiotic factors and grazing history were quantified for gypsum outcrop communities of the Cimarron Gypsum Hills of northwestern Oklahoma.

Kristi Dawn Rice, 2008

Engineering Geology and the Environment:

The safe impoundment of underground mine water, associated with mining outcropping coal seams, depends entirely on the ability of the outcrop coal barrier to withstand the anticipated maximum pressure exerted by the impounded water ...

Paul G. Marinos, 1997

Geological Methods in Mineral Exploration and Mining

In outcrop, the solution to this problem is to step back, let the busy foreground detail go out of focus, and view a larger area of the outcrop. In drill core, this is not so easy, but so long as the geologist is aware of the problem a solution can be ...

Roger Marjoribanks, 2010

Outcrop-based Correlation of Magnetic Susceptibility with ...

In the present study, we quantify the correspondence between magnetic susceptibility (MS) and spectral gamma-ray measurements (SGR) in measured sections of the Woodford Shale.

Michael Gordon Aufill, 2007

Fractured Reservoirs

This provides an ideal opportunity to integrate outcrop constraints into the subsurface, and to calibrate the resulting models dynamically. For this purpose, a reservoir-scale analogue outcrop fracture template was created for the Jebel Madmar ...

Lidia Lonergan, 2007

Soil survey

Ahwahnee-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 30 percent slopes Ahwahnee-Rock outcrop complex, 30 to 50 percent slopes Aiken loam, 2 to 9 percent slopes Aiken loam, 9 to 15 percent slopes. Aiken loam, 15 to 30 percent slopes Aiken loam, 30 to ...

United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1975

The Ecology of Sandy Shores

the outcrop. Close to the water table (in the area of capillary rise), the air space in the sand will be small, but above this there will be increasing air space. The sharp seaward edge of this wedge will migrate seaward as water seeps out of the  ...

Anton McLachlan, A.C. Brown, 2010

Favorite Wildflower Walks in Georgia

w. Blue. Trail. Rock. and. Shoals. Outcrop. Natural. Area. Flowering Season Peak Flowering Walk Length Walk Rating Restrooms Fee Directions Environment March through October Mid-April 0.4 mile Easy None None From Athens take ...

Hugh O. Nourse, Carol Nourse, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OUTCROP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term outcrop is used in the context of the following news items.

Nine-day adventure in the Ontario wilderness yields moments long …

Our last night, we fried up northern filets with rice and mashed potatoes and sat on a rock outcrop eating dinner until well after sunset. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»

Kokoda Track landowners demand fee for access to battlefield sites

The wire fences, which have been erected around the memorial on the ridge at Isurava​ and at the stony outcrop known as Con's Rock, have ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

Go walk: Kingdom come, with little effort - Crohane Mountain, Co Kerry

About half way up veer off towards a large outcrop just below the summit ridge. From here the view to the east is dominated by the twin peaks of ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

MT. SOLEDAD VETERANS MEMORIAL CROSS — SAVED "AS IT IS …

ACLU sued because it included a cross on a rock outcrop on federal land in the remote Mojave Desert Preserve. ACLU sued even though there ... «NewsWithViews.com, Jul 15»

Seeking Victory By Default

Earlier, when the rocky outcrop inland from the eastern coast was taken by Sri Lankan forces, not only was the event stage-managed but a ... «Sunday Leader, Jul 15»

TIRICHY: THE LAND OF TRADITION

This temple crowns a massive outcrop of rock, that soars 83 meters upwards, from the surrounding plains. It is reached by a step flight of 437 ... «The Indian Panorama, Jul 15»

Pilgrimage honours Rockies trailblazer Lawrence Grassi

They then climb up a steep, rocky outcrop on a set of stone steps — a rock stairway built by Grassi's great uncle, Lawrence Grassi — and arrive ... «Calgary Herald, Jul 15»

Kouchibouquac called a 'best-kept secret' of Parks Canada

Be sure to visit the Leaning Tree on the Kouchibouguac River, a tree growing horizontally over the river out of a sandstone outcrop. For a ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

Mother and son rescued at Westcombe Beach after he got stuck up …

But after clambering up the rocky outcrop she also got stuck and both had to be rescued by helicopter following the two-and-a-half hour ordeal. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Rock Cut State Park in Illinois an outdoor lover's delight

The railroad workers who blasted away a stony outcrop to create a rail bed are long gone (as is most of the railroad bed, which is now covered ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»