Definitions for inliers

• Definition
• Anagrams (126)

inliers in·li·er

Spelling: [in-lahy-er]

IPA: /ˈɪnˌlaɪ ər/

Inliers is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 126 anagrams from letters in inliers (eiilnrs).

Definitions for inliers

noun

1. an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.

Origin of inliers

First recorded in 1855-60; in + (out)lier

Examples for inliers

An inlier of these rocks appears in the rising ground east of Dungiven, including dark grey crystalline limestone.

Good slates are quarried at Kilmoganny, in the Silurian inlier on the Slievenaman range.