ANTICLINORIUM


Meaning of ANTICLINORIUM in English

/an'ti kluy nawr"ee euhm, -nohr"-/ , n. , pl. anticlinoria /-nawr"ee euh, -nohr"-/ . Geol.

a compound anticline, consisting of a series of subordinate anticlines and synclines, the whole having the general contour of an arch.

[ 1870-75 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .