rock formation

noun

An outcrop of rock that forms a distinctive shape.

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Meanings

nounrock formation (plural rock formations)

plural rock formations

  1. geographyAn outcrop of rock that forms a distinctive shape.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
petrogenesis

Translations

Russian горная порода
  • горная порода (gornaja poroda)outcrop of rock
Spanish formación rocosa
  • formación rocosaoutcrop of rock
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APA

rock formation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20formation

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“rock formation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20formation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rock formation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20formation.

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