Geol. a great upward folding of the earth's crust, larger and more complex than an anticline, commonly measured in tens or hundreds of miles
Origin of geanticline
Classical Greek g?, earth + anticlinegeanticline
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geanticline
noun
A large upward fold of the earth's crust.
Related Forms:
- ge·an′ti·cli′nal
adjective
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Noun
(plural geanticlines)
- (geology, geography) A large-scale anticline; a large upward lift in the earth's surface.
Origin
From Ancient Greek γῆ (gē, “earth”) + anticline.
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