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anticline
(an′ti klīn′)
noun
Geol. a sharply arched fold of stratified rock from whose central axis the strata slope downward in opposite directions
Origin: < anticlinal, modeled on incline, decline
See anticline in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Geology
A fold with strata sloping downward on both sides from a common crest.
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