Meanings
adjectivecrustal (comparative more crustal, superlative most crustal)
comparative more crustal · superlative most crustal
- Of, pertaining to, or forming a crust, especially the crust of the Earth or other planet.
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.
2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, page 189
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*krews-
- Proto-Indo-European*krustós
- Proto-Italic*krustos
- Latincrusta
- Anglo-Normancruste
- Middle Englishcruste
- Englishcrust
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishcrustal
Translations
French crustal
- crustalTranslations
Italian crostale
- crostaleTranslations
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Cite this entry
APA
crustal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crustal
MLA
“crustal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crustal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crustal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crustal.
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