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单词 inlier
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inlier

[ in-lahy-er ]
/ ˈɪnˌlaɪ ər /

noun Geology.

an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
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Origin of inlier

First recorded in 1855–60; in + (out)lier

Words nearby inlier

inlay graft, in-lb, in league with, in left field, inlet, inlier, in lieu of, in light of, in limbo, in limine, inline
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Example sentences from the Web for inlier

  • An inlier of these rocks appears in the rising ground east of Dungiven, including dark grey crystalline limestone.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8|Various

  • Good slates are quarried at Kilmoganny, in the Silurian inlier on the Slievenaman range.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for inlier

inlier
/ (ˈɪnˌlaɪə) /

noun

an outcrop of rocks that is entirely surrounded by younger rocks
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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