crustaladj.

/ˈkrʌstəl/

Etymology: < Latin crusta + -al suffix¹.

Of or pertaining to a crust; consisting of crust; esp. of the crust of the earth or moon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [adjective] > crust

crustal1860

1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing N. Brit. Rev.).

1883 A. Winchell World-life (1889) ii. iii. 402 The addition of crustal layers upon the exterior [of the moon].

1892 C. Lapworth in Proc. Geogr. Soc. 697 The many twisting crustal septa of the earth.

1898 Jrnl. School Geogr. (U.S.) Oct. 286 Long ago the crustal rocks were crowded together in a great system of wrinkles.

1912 R. A. Daly Geol. N. Amer. Cordillera ii. 726 The batholithic axes may have indefinite relations to axes of earlier and later crustal deformation.

1924 J. G. A. Skerl tr. A. Wegener Orig. Continents & Oceans 14 An explanation of mountain building must take into account immense tangential crustal movements.

1958 New Scientist 23 Oct. 1099/2 This boundary or discontinuity between the surface crustal rocks and the mantle.

1970 Nature 28 Feb. 845/2 Crustal earthquakes may be caused by what is effectively a gravitational loading of the crust.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	crustal
释义	crustaladj. /ˈkrʌstəl/ Etymology: < Latin crusta + -al suffix¹. Of or pertaining to a crust; consisting of crust; esp. of the crust of the earth or moon. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [adjective] > crust crustal1860 1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing N. Brit. Rev.). 1883 A. Winchell World-life (1889) ii. iii. 402 The addition of crustal layers upon the exterior [of the moon]. 1892 C. Lapworth in Proc. Geogr. Soc. 697 The many twisting crustal septa of the earth. 1898 Jrnl. School Geogr. (U.S.) Oct. 286 Long ago the crustal rocks were crowded together in a great system of wrinkles. 1912 R. A. Daly Geol. N. Amer. Cordillera ii. 726 The batholithic axes may have indefinite relations to axes of earlier and later crustal deformation. 1924 J. G. A. Skerl tr. A. Wegener Orig. Continents & Oceans 14 An explanation of mountain building must take into account immense tangential crustal movements. 1958 New Scientist 23 Oct. 1099/2 This boundary or discontinuity between the surface crustal rocks and the mantle. 1970 Nature 28 Feb. 845/2 Crustal earthquakes may be caused by what is effectively a gravitational loading of the crust. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1860
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