ANTICLINE


Meaning of ANTICLINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈan-ti-ˌklīn ]

noun

Date: circa 1861

: an arch of stratified rock in which the layers bend downward in opposite directions from the crest — compare syncline

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cross section of strata showing anticline

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.