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continental crust
noun
- geology that part of the earth's crust that underlies the continents and continental shelves
continental crust
/ kŏn′tə-nĕn′tl /
- See under crust
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The granite or granitelike layer of the continental crust extends beneath the ridge to the vicinity of the trench.
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