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单词 anticlinorium
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anticlinorium

[ an-ti-klahy-nawr-ee-uhm, -nohr- ]
/ ˌæn tɪ klaɪˈnɔr i əm, -ˈnoʊr- /

noun, plural an·ti·cli·no·ri·a [an-ti-klahy-nawr-ee-uh, -nohr-]. /ˌæn tɪ klaɪˈnɔr i ə, -ˈnoʊr-/. Geology.

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

Origin of anticlinorium

1870–75; <New Latin; see anticline, -tory2

Words nearby anticlinorium

anticlerical, anticlimactic, anticlimax, anticlinal, anticline, anticlinorium, anticlockwise, anticlotting, anticly, anticoagulant, anticoagulants
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British Dictionary definitions for anticlinorium

anticlinorium
/ (ˌæntɪklaɪˈnɔːrɪəm) /

noun plural -noria (-ˈnɔːrɪə)

a vast elongated anticline with its strata further folded into anticlines and synclines
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