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Crustal vs Crusta - What's the difference?

crustal | crusta |

As an adjective crustal

is of, pertaining to, or forming a crust, especially the crust of the earth or other planet etc.

As a noun crusta is

a crust or shell.

crustal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or forming a crust, especially the crust of the Earth or other planet etc.
  • * 2003 , (Bill Bryson), A Short History of Nearly Everything , BCA, p. 189:
    • The hope was to lower a drill through over 4,000 metres of Pacific Ocean water off the coast of Mexico and drill some 5,000 metres through relatively thin crustal rock.

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    crusta

    English

    Noun

  • A crust or shell.
  • A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for inlaying a vase or other object.
    • (Webster 1913) ----