Bedrock vs Cobble - What's the difference?
bedrock | cobble |
(uncountable, geology, mining, engineering, construction) The solid rock that exists at some depth below the ground surface. Bedrock is rock "in place", as opposed to material that has been transported from another location by weathering and erosion.
A basis or foundation.
* 2012 October 23, David Leonhardt, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/us/politics/race-for-president-leaves-income-slump-in-shadows.html?_r=1&hp]," New York Times (retrieved 24 October 2012):
A cobblestone.
(geology) A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
(a kind of fishing-boat)
To make shoes (what a cobbler does).
To assemble in an improvised way.
(intransitive) To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.
As nouns the difference between bedrock and cobble
is that bedrock is the solid rock that exists at some depth below the ground surface. Bedrock is rock "in place", as opposed to material that has been transported from another location by weathering and erosion while cobble is a cobblestone.As a verb cobble is
to make shoes (what a cobbler does).bedrock
English
(wikipedia bedrock)Noun
- Many of the bedrock assumptions of American culture — about work, progress, fairness and optimism — are being shaken as successive generations worry about the prospect of declining living standards.
Usage notes
In mountainous regions, bedrock can be seen at the surface. However, these occurrences are more properly called outcrops. In construction and engineering, it is often desired to place foundations on bedrock in order to improve the stability of a structure.Anagrams
*cobble
English
Noun
(en noun)Verb
(cobbl)- I cobbled something together to get us through till morning.