INLIER

Meaning of INLIER in English

/in"luy'euhr/ , n. Geol.

an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age. Cf. outlier .

[ 1855-60; IN + (OUT)LIER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

INLIER — noun Etymology: 3in + outlier Date: circa 1859 a mass of rock whose outcrop is surrounded by rock of younger …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
INLIER — ˈinˌlī(ə)r noun Etymology: in (IV) + -lier (as in outlier ) 1. : a mass of rock whose outcrop is …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INLIER — noun Etymology: in (III) + out lier Date: circa 1859 1. : a mass of rock whose outcrop is surrounded …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INLIER — [ 'ɪnlʌɪə ] ■ noun Geology an older rock formation isolated among newer rocks.
Concise Oxford English vocab
INLIER — [in.li.er] n [[3]in + outlier] (ca. 1859) 1: a mass of rock whose outcrop is surrounded by rock of younger …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INLIER — n. Geol. a structure or area of older rocks completely surrounded by newer rocks. [IN, after outlier]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
INLIER — n. Geol. a structure or area of older rocks completely surrounded by newer rocks. [ IN, after outlier ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
INLIER — n. Geol. a structure or area of older rocks completely surrounded by newer rocks. Etymology: IN, after outlier
Oxford English vocab
INLIER — n. Pronunciation: ' in- ˌ l ī (- ə )r Function: noun Etymology: 3 in + out lier Date: circa …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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