geanticlinal

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English

Etymology

geo- +‎ anticlinal.

Adjective

geanticlinal (comparative more geanticlinal, superlative most geanticlinal)

(geology) Of the Earth's crust, bending upwards and resulting in the formation of anticlinoria.

Noun

geanticlinal (plural geanticlinals)

(geology) A geanticline

Related terms

geosynclinal

References

“geanticlinal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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