UPWARP


Meaning of UPWARP in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: up (II) + warp, n.

: a very broad anticline with gently dipping limbs that is due to differential uplift

II. | ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb

Etymology: up (I) + warp, v.

: to uplift differentially so as to produce an upwarp or a broad low arching of the surface

the land to the northward had been upwarped — Journal of Geology

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