anticline

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English

schematic drawing of an anticline and syncline

Etymology

From anti- +‎ -cline.

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Noun

anticline (plural anticlines)

  1. (geology) A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side.
    Synonym: upwrap
    Coordinate term: syncline

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