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anticline
[ an-ti-klahyn ]
noun
, Geology.
- an anticlinal rock structure.
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 crest Compare syncline
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anticline1
First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from anticlinal
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Example Sentences
And then let us pass to the other side of the anticline, and walk on the shore to Shanklin.
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The figure shows the structure of the Sandown anticline we have described.
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In unsymmetrical folds one limb is steeper than the other, as in the anticline in Figure 167.
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This area, known to geologists as the "Cincinnati anticline," is co-extensive with the fertile blue grass lands.
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The southern part of the county is occupied by a portion of the Wealden anticline.
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