Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

continental crust

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: con-ti-nen-tal crust
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks that forms the geological continents.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As a result, very few regions of the continental crust are in truly static steady-state thermal conditions."

Usage

Inflected Forms

continental crusts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

oceanic crust

Questions

What does continental crust mean?: The layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks that forms the geological continents.

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