crustal

adj
/ˈkɹʌstəl/UK

Etymology

From crust + -al.

  1. derived from *krustós
  2. derived from crusta
  3. derived from cruste
  4. inherited from cruste
  5. suffixed as crustal — “crust + al

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or forming a crust, especially the crust of the Earth or other planet.

    • 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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