geanticline

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English

Etymology

From geo- +‎ anticline.

Pronunciation

Noun

geanticline (plural geanticlines)

  1. (geology, geography) A large-scale anticline; a large upward lift in the earth's surface.
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 119:
      As the geanticline rose upwards, nappes glided off like slicks from the back of an emerging whale.