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inlier

inlier noun: an area of older rocks surrounded by younger rocks, typically formed by erosion of part of the younger rock.

Noun

inlier (plural inliers)

  1. An area of older rocks surrounded by younger rocks, typically formed by erosion of part of the younger rock.
  2. A value that fits a pattern, rather than being an outlier.

inlier meaning in Tamil

inlier in Tamil

புதுப்பாறைகள் சூழ்பள்ளம்

Forms of inlier

pluralinliers

Origin of inlier

From in + lier.

Words formed from inlier

Questions about inlier

What does inlier mean?
Inlier means an area of older rocks surrounded by younger rocks, typically formed by erosion of part of the younger rock.
What is inlier in Tamil?
Inlier in Tamil is புதுப்பாறைகள் சூழ்பள்ளம். See Inlier meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is inlier?
Inlier is a noun.
What is the plural of inlier?
The plural of inlier is inliers.

Words near inlier in the dictionary

  1. inleted
  2. inlets
  3. inletting
  4. inlettings
  5. inlibration
  6. inlier
  7. inlierness
  8. inliers
  9. inlight
  10. inlighted
  11. inlighten

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: inlier (page history and authors); inlier (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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