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Definition of: outcrop
(out′krop′) noun Geol.
1. The exposure at or above the surface of the ground of any stratum, vein, etc.
2. The rock so exposed.
—v.i. (out·krop′) ·cropped, ·crop·ping
1. To crop up or out.
2. To appear above the ground, as rocks.
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