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Definition: CAP ROCK |
CAP ROCK1. (Mining), The layer of rock next overlying ore, generally of barren vein material. |
| Domain | Definition |
Electrical Engineering | A cap rock is a layer of rock of low permeability overlying the aquifer. All steam producing fields have a cap rock. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. Barren vein matter, or a pinch in a vein, supposed to overlie ore. Syn:cap b. A hard layer of rock, usually sandstone, a short distance above a coal seam. c. A disklike plate over part of or all of the top of most salt domes in the Gulf Coast States and in Germany. It is composed of anhydrite, gypsum, limestone, and sometimes sulfur d. A comparatively impervious stratum immediately overlying an oil- or gas-bearing rock e. Eng. The cap rock of the alum shale, Estuarine sandstones on theYorkshire coast. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: CAP ROCK |
| Specialty definitions using "CAP ROCK": impermeable cap rock ♦ salt dome, salt table. (references) |
Expression using "CAP ROCK": impermeable cap rock. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
cap rock | 5 |
cap rock winery | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "CAP ROCK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | "層 . (various references) | |
Danish | impermeabel dækbjergart (impermeable cap rock), impermeabel cap rock (impermeable cap rock). (various references) | |
Dutch | ondoorlatende deklaag (impermeable cap rock). (various references) | |
Finnish | läpäisemätön peitekerros (impermeable cap rock), läpäisemätön peitekallio (impermeable cap rock). (various references) | |
French | couverture imperméable (impermeable cap rock), roche couverture (impermeable cap rock). (various references) | |
German | undurchlässiges Deckgestein (impermeable cap rock), impermeable Deckschicht (impermeable cap rock). (various references) | |
Greek | στεγανó κάλυμμα (impermeable cap rock), πέτρωμα-κάλυμμα (impermeable cap rock). (various references) | |
Italian | copertura impermeabile (impermeable cap rock), rocce di copertura (impermeable cap rock). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | apcay ockray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | rocha de cobertura (impermeable cap rock). (various references) | |
Spanish | cubierta de roca impermeable (impermeable cap rock), roca de cubierta. (various references) | |
Swedish | impermeabel täckbergart (impermeable cap rock). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"CAP ROCK" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: caprock. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: caprock. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-k-o-p-r" | |
-2 letters: acock, copra, crack, croak, crock. | |
-3 letters: arco, capo, cark, carp, coca, cork, crap, croc, crop, okra, orca, pack, park, pock, pork, prao, proa, rack, rock. | |
-4 letters: arc, ark, cap, car, cop, cor, koa, kop, kor, oak, oar, oca, oka, ora, orc, pac, par, pro, rap, roc. | |
-5 letters: ar, ka, op, or, pa. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-k-o-p-r" | |
+1 letter: caprocks, crackpot. | |
+2 letters: crackpots. | |
+3 letters: peacockier. | |
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