bedrock

bedrock
   A general term for the solid rock that underlies the soil and other unconsolidated material or that is exposed at the surface.
   Compare: regolith, residuum.
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Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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  • bedrock — ☆ bedrock [bed′räk΄ ] n. 1. solid rock beneath the soil and superficial rock 2. a secure foundation 3. the very bottom 4. basic principles or facts …   English World dictionary

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  • bedrock — 1. n. fundamentals; solid facts. □ Let’s get down to bedrock and quit wasting time. □ This is bedrock the truth. 2. mod. fundamental. □ You’ve been avoiding the bedrock issues all your life. □ …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • bedrock — I. noun Date: 1850 1. the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials (as soil) 2. a. lowest point ; nadir b. basis II. adjective Date: 1894 solidly fundamental, basic, or reliable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bedrock — /bed rok /, n. 1. Geol. unbroken solid rock, overlaid in most places by soil or rock fragments. 2. bottom layer; lowest stratum. 3. any firm foundation or basis: Technical courses will be founded on a bedrock of sound, general education so as to… …   Universalium

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