anticlinorium

[ an-ti-klahy-nawr-ee-uhm, -nohr- ]

noun

, Geology.

, plural an·ti·cli·no·ri·a [an-ti-klahy-, nawr, -ee-, uh, -, nohr, -].

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

anticlinorium

/ ˌæntɪklaɪˈnɔːrɪəm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of anticlinorium¹

1870–75; < New Latin; anticline, -tory ²( def )