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outcrop

/ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
out-crop
IPA
/ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.

noun

A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.

noun

The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.

verb

To come out to the surface of the ground.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English crop English outcrop From out- + crop.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/
  • British English: /ˈaʊt.kɹɒp/

Inflected Forms

outcrops (plural) outcrops (present, singular) outcropping (participle, present) outcropped (participle, past) outcropped (past)

Derived Forms

outcropper

Phrases

sub-outcrop

Synonyms

outcropping rock outcrop

Questions

How do you pronounce outcrop?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊt.kɹɑp/.
What does outcrop mean?
A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
Where does outcrop come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English crop English outcrop From out- + crop.

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