anticline

[ an-ti-klahyn ]

/ ˈæn tɪˌklaɪn /

noun Geology.

an anticlinal rock structure.

Origin of anticline

First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from anticlinal

Words nearby anticline

anticlastic, anticlerical, anticlimactic, anticlimax, anticlinal, anticline, anticlinorium, anticlockwise, anticlotting, anticly, anticoagulant

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Example sentences from the Web for anticline

Hence the anticline noses out to the north and the syncline to the south.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
And then let us pass to the other side of the anticline, and walk on the shore to Shanklin.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes
The figure shows the structure of the Sandown anticline we have described.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes
In other cases the anticline may be of nearly equidimensional dome form.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith

In the Bembridge limestone we see the end of the Sandown anticline, and the beginning of the succeeding syncline.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for anticline

anticline

/ (ˈæntɪˌklaɪn) /

noun

a formation of stratified rock raised up, by folding, into a broad arch so that the strata slope down on both sides from a common crestCompare syncline

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Scientific definitions for anticline

anticline

[ ăn′tĭ-klīn′ ]

A fold of rock layers that slope downward on both sides of a common crest. Anticlines form when rocks are compressed by plate-tectonic forces. They can be as small as a hill or as large as a mountain range. Compare syncline.

单词	anticline
释义	anticline [ an-ti-klahyn ] / ˈæn tɪˌklaɪn / noun Geology. an anticlinal rock structure. Origin of anticline First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from anticlinal Words nearby anticline anticlastic, anticlerical, anticlimactic, anticlimax, anticlinal, anticline, anticlinorium, anticlockwise, anticlotting, anticly, anticoagulant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anticline Hence the anticline noses out to the north and the syncline to the south. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5\|Various And then let us pass to the other side of the anticline, and walk on the shore to Shanklin. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight\|J. Cecil Hughes The figure shows the structure of the Sandown anticline we have described. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight\|J. Cecil Hughes In other cases the anticline may be of nearly equidimensional dome form. The Economic Aspect of Geology\|C. K. Leith In the Bembridge limestone we see the end of the Sandown anticline, and the beginning of the succeeding syncline. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight\|J. Cecil Hughes British Dictionary definitions for anticline anticline / (ˈæntɪˌklaɪn) / noun a formation of stratified rock raised up, by folding, into a broad arch so that the strata slope down on both sides from a common crestCompare syncline Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for anticline anticline [ ăn′tĭ-klīn′ ] A fold of rock layers that slope downward on both sides of a common crest. Anticlines form when rocks are compressed by plate-tectonic forces. They can be as small as a hill or as large as a mountain range. Compare syncline. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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