UPWARP

Meaning of UPWARP in English

n. Geol. a broad surface elevation; an anticline.

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012

UPWARP — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: up (II) + warp, n. : a very broad anticline with gently dipping limbs that is …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPWARP — /up"wawrp'/ , n. a geologic structure, usually of relatively large dimensions, whose flanks slope gradually away from the center. Also …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPWARP — ■ noun Geology a broad elevated area of the earth's surface.
Concise Oxford English vocab
UPWARP — n. Geol. a broad surface elevation; an anticline.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UPWARP — n. Geol. a broad surface elevation; an anticline.
Oxford English vocab
GEANTICLINE — — geanticlinal /jee an'ti kluyn"l, jee'an-/ , adj. /jee an"ti kluyn'/ , n. Geol. an anticlinal upwarp of regional extent. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOME — — domelike , adj. /dohm/ , n. , v. , domed, doming . n. 1. Archit. a. a vault, having …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VALLEY — elongate depression of the Earth's surface. Valleys are commonly drained by rivers and may be in a relatively flat plain …
Britannica English vocabulary
EPEIROGENY — in geology, broad regional upwarp of the cratonic (stable interior) portions of continents. In contrast to orogeny (q.v.), epeirogeny takes …
Britannica English vocabulary
WICKLOW MOUNTAINS — extensive mountain range in County Wicklow, Ireland, forming part of the Leinster Chain. The mountain area comprises a vast anticline …
Britannica English vocabulary

Английский основной разговорный словарь

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