| 释义 |
crustal, a.|ˈkrʌstəl|
[f. L. crusta + -al1.]
Of or pertaining to a crust; consisting of crust; esp. of the crust of the earth or moon.
1860Worcester cites N. Brit. Rev. 1883A. Winchell World-Life (1889) ii. iii. 402 The addition of crustal layers upon the exterior [of the moon]. 1892C. Lapworth in Proc. Geogr. Soc. 697 The many twisting crustal septa of the earth. 1912[see batholith]. 1924J. G. A. Skerl tr. Wegener's Orig. Cont. & Oceans 14 An explanation of mountain building must take into account immense tangential crustal movements. 1958New Scientist 23 Oct. 1099/2 This boundary or discontinuity between the surface crustal rocks and the mantle. 1970Nature 28 Feb. 845/2 Crustal earthquakes may be caused by what is effectively a gravitational loading of the crust. |