Definition of inlier in English:

inlier

noun ˈɪnlʌɪəˈinˌlīər

Geology

An older rock formation isolated among newer rocks.
〔地质〕内窗层，内围层，内露层
Example sentencesExamples
- However, it is thought that the Lower Palaeozoic inliers to the southeast (Kildare and Leinster Massif) were emergent at the time of mineralization.
- At the base of the erosional hollow, an inlier of Jurassic rocks crops out below the late Cimmerian unconformity.
- Within the Caledonian Moine nappe of NW Scotland there are a number of basement (presumed Lewisian) inliers, the largest of which is the Glenelg-Attadale Inlier.
- These rocks do not, however, crop out as a continuous mountain range but in isolated inliers, many of which were uplifted during the Tertiary in response to Alpine movements.
- In the central and eastern parts of the range, the northern margin is also sharply defined, but separates bedrock from glacial and alluvial sediments or bedrock inliers.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from in, on the pattern of outlier.

Definition of inlier in US English:

inlier

nounˈinˌlīər

Geology

An older rock formation isolated among newer rocks.
〔地质〕内窗层，内围层，内露层
Example sentencesExamples
- Within the Caledonian Moine nappe of NW Scotland there are a number of basement (presumed Lewisian) inliers, the largest of which is the Glenelg-Attadale Inlier.
- At the base of the erosional hollow, an inlier of Jurassic rocks crops out below the late Cimmerian unconformity.
- These rocks do not, however, crop out as a continuous mountain range but in isolated inliers, many of which were uplifted during the Tertiary in response to Alpine movements.
- However, it is thought that the Lower Palaeozoic inliers to the southeast (Kildare and Leinster Massif) were emergent at the time of mineralization.
- In the central and eastern parts of the range, the northern margin is also sharply defined, but separates bedrock from glacial and alluvial sediments or bedrock inliers.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from in, on the pattern of outlier.

词汇	inlier
释义	Definition of inlier in English: inlier noun ˈɪnlʌɪəˈinˌlīər Geology An older rock formation isolated among newer rocks. 〔地质〕内窗层，内围层，内露层 Example sentencesExamples However, it is thought that the Lower Palaeozoic inliers to the southeast (Kildare and Leinster Massif) were emergent at the time of mineralization. At the base of the erosional hollow, an inlier of Jurassic rocks crops out below the late Cimmerian unconformity. Within the Caledonian Moine nappe of NW Scotland there are a number of basement (presumed Lewisian) inliers, the largest of which is the Glenelg-Attadale Inlier. These rocks do not, however, crop out as a continuous mountain range but in isolated inliers, many of which were uplifted during the Tertiary in response to Alpine movements. In the central and eastern parts of the range, the northern margin is also sharply defined, but separates bedrock from glacial and alluvial sediments or bedrock inliers. Origin Mid 19th century: from in, on the pattern of outlier. Definition of inlier in US English: inlier nounˈinˌlīər Geology An older rock formation isolated among newer rocks. 〔地质〕内窗层，内围层，内露层 Example sentencesExamples Within the Caledonian Moine nappe of NW Scotland there are a number of basement (presumed Lewisian) inliers, the largest of which is the Glenelg-Attadale Inlier. At the base of the erosional hollow, an inlier of Jurassic rocks crops out below the late Cimmerian unconformity. These rocks do not, however, crop out as a continuous mountain range but in isolated inliers, many of which were uplifted during the Tertiary in response to Alpine movements. However, it is thought that the Lower Palaeozoic inliers to the southeast (Kildare and Leinster Massif) were emergent at the time of mineralization. In the central and eastern parts of the range, the northern margin is also sharply defined, but separates bedrock from glacial and alluvial sediments or bedrock inliers. Origin Mid 19th century: from in, on the pattern of outlier.
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