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anticlinorium

American

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

noun

Geology.

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

anticlinorium British

/ ˌæntɪklaɪˈnɔːrɪəm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of anticlinorium

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

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