anticline

[ an-ti-klahyn ]

/ ˈæn tɪˌklaɪn /

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noun Geology.

an anticlinal rock structure.

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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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How to use anticline in a sentence

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 unsymmetrical folds one limb is steeper than the other, as in the anticline in Figure 167.
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton
This area, known to geologists as the "Cincinnati anticline," is co-extensive with the fertile blue grass lands.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XIV|Edwin James

The southern part of the county is occupied by a portion of the Wealden anticline.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7|Various

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.