crustal

English

Etymology

From crust +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹʌstəl/

Adjective

crustal (comparative more crustal, superlative most crustal)

1. Of, pertaining to, or forming a crust, especially the crust of the Earth or other planet.
   • 2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, page 189:

     The hope was to lower a drill through over 4,000 metres of Pacific Ocean water off the coast of Mexico and drill some 5,000 metres through relatively thin crustal rock.

Derived terms

• intracrustal
• noncrustal
• subcrustal

Anagrams

• curtals

French

Adjective

crustal (feminine crustale, masculine plural crustaux, feminine plural crustales)

1. crustal