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Definition of Outthrust
1. Noun. An outcropping of rock that extends outward.
Definition of Outthrust
1. Noun. Something that extends outwards, especially such an outcrop of rock ¹
2. Verb. To extend outwards ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Outthrust
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Outthrust
Literary usage of Outthrust
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Terracotta Figurines of the Classical by Gloria S. Merker (2000)
"Weight on right leg, right hip outthrust. Left leg bent, slightly advanced. ...
Weight on left leg, left hip outthrust. Right leg slightly bent, advanced. ..."
2. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"When there is dilation of the left ventricle, the outthrust of the apex may be
felt as far out as the mid-axillary line and in the seventh interspace. ..."
3. Text-book of Histology by Philipp Stöhr (1913)
"Ploughing up the dank moss with her great outthrust fore-feet, she wheeled about
to return to her calf. She started back at a shambling trot, suspecting no ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1882)
"... in such angles and corners, the sudden expansive outthrust due to crystallisation
jerks the metal into a complete image of every detail of the matrix. ..."
5. The Fortnightly Review (1871)
"... And nibble his meal in contentment culm, The crowned Stag, with uplifted horn,
And nostril puft by a noble scorn, And throat outthrust, ..."
6. The Changing Chinese: The Conflict of Oriental and Western Cultures in China by Edward Alsworth Ross (1911)
"The aerial farms are crumpled into the great folds of the mountains and their
borders follow with a poetic grace the outthrust or incurve of the slopes. ..."
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