earth's crust
English Thesaurus
1. the outer layer of the Earth (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | layer, |
| definition | : | a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | horst, |
| definition | : | a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | crustal plate, plate, |
| definition | : | a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | asthenosphere, |
| definition | : | the lower layer of the crust (noun.object) |
| part meronym | : | geosphere, lithosphere, |
| definition | : | the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle (noun.object) |
| substance holonym | : | sial, |
| definition | : | the granitelike rocks that form the outermost layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and aluminum (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | sima, |
| definition | : | rock that form the continuous lower layer of the earth's crust; rich in silicon and magnesium (noun.substance) |
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