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/ˈbedˌräk/,
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bedrocks, plural;
  1. Solid rock underlying loose deposits such as soil or alluvium

  2. The fundamental principles on which something is based
    • - honesty is the bedrock of a good relationship
  1. (bedrock) solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil
  2. (bedrock) fundamentals: principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics"
  3. In stratigraphy, bedrock is the native consolidated rock underlying the surface of a terrestrial planet, usually the Earth. Above the bedrock is usually an area of broken and weathered unconsolidated rock in the basal subsoil. ...
  4. (Bedrock (album)) Bedrock is a DJ mix album produced by John Digweed. It was released in the United Kingdom on INCredible and in the United States on Ultra Records.
  5. (Bedrock (EP)) Bedrock is an EP by The Foetus All-Nude Revue released by Self Immolation/Some Bizzare in 1987.
  6. (Bedrock (framework)) Bedrock was a joint-effort by Apple Computer and Symantec to produce a cross platform programming framework for writing applications on the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows platforms. ...
  7. (Bedrock (game)) Bedrock is a game of physical skill produced by Hasbro Games.
  8. (Bedrock (producers)) Bedrock is a trance and house production duo, featuring John Digweed and Nick Muir. ...
  9. (bedrock) The solid rock that exists at some depth below the ground surface. Bedrock is rock "in place", as opposed to material that has been transported from another location by weathering and erosion; A basis or foundation
  10. (bedrock) A subsurface layer of earth that is suitable to support a structure.
  11. (Bedrock) is the solid rock found under deposits of gravels, silt, sand, soil, etcetera.
  12. (Bedrock) A general term for the solid rock that underlies soil and other unconsolidated surface material.
  13. (bedrock) solid rock just beneath the soil.
  14. (Bedrock) The solid rock that lies under unconsolidated deposits of soil, sand, clay, and gravel on the earth's surface.
  15. (Bedrock) solid rock below soil layers, rivers, and plants. In some locations bedrock is exposed at the Earth's surface.
  16. (bedrock) solid rock that forms the earth’s crust (sometimes called ledge; it is intermittently exposed at the earth’s surface but is more commonly covered by soil.
  17. (bedrock) Relatively hard, solid rock that commonly underlies softer rock, sediment, or soil.
  18. (Bed-rock) Not able to go lower. "Is that the bed-rock price?”
  19. (Bedrock) A soil horizon which contains greater than 50% consolidated material by volume.
  20. (Bedrock) A solid and continuous body of rock, with or without fracture, or a weathered or broken body of rock fragments overlying a solid body of rock.Top of Page
  21. (Bedrock) Most of the bedrock encountered in developed areas of Alberta is sedimentary bedrock that consists of sandstone, siltstone, mudstone (also known as shale) or claystone. Bedrock in Alberta can normally be excavated to nominal depths with standard excavation equipment.
  22. (Bedrock) Rock of relatively great thickness and extent in its native location. May be overlain by soil or exposed to the surface.
  23. (Bedrock) Rocks so large that they are part of the earth and cannot be moved.
  24. (Bedrock) Solid geology underlying a district. It may be exposed to the elements, or obscured by surficial deposits.
  25. (Bedrock) The continuous solid rock of the continental crust. Bedrock can be found anywhere from the surface to hundreds of feet below ground. Bedrock can be solid or it can contain numerous cracks (fractures). Groundwater and chemicals can move through fractured bedrock.