Ledge vs Outcrop - What's the difference?
ledge | outcrop |
A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
(geology) A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.
A layer or stratum.
A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable mineral.
(architecture) A (door or window) lintel .
(architecture) A cornice.
A piece of timber to support the deck, placed athwartship between beams.
(slang) A lege; a legend.
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A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.
(geology, of a stratum) To come out to the surface of the ground.
As nouns the difference between ledge and outcrop
is that ledge is a shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery while outcrop is a piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.As a verb outcrop is
to come out to the surface of the ground.ledge
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