OUTCROPPING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land

Synonyms:

outcrop; outcropping; rock outcrop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("outcropping" is a kind of...):

rock; stone (a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "outcropping"):

belay (something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured)

outthrust (an outcropping of rock that extends outward)

Derivation:

outcrop (appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground)