Meaning of onlap | Babel Free
Definitions
The phenomenon of successively younger rock strata extending progressively further across an erosion surface cut in older rocks.
Examples
“Displacement on F3 was followed by continued accumulation and onlap of the fine-grained sands of unit 3 on the footwall and development of soil Qb2.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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