basseting,vbl.n.Geol.|ˈbæsɪtɪŋ| [f. basset v.2 + -ing1.] The outcrop or cropping out of strata at the surface of the ground. 1686Plot Staffordsh. 129 This basseting, and diping of coal.1861W. Wallace Depos. Lead Ore, A steep escarpment..is formed by the basseting of the Scar Limestone.