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upwarp

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[uhp-wawrp] / ˈʌpˌwɔrp /

noun

  1. a geologic structure, usually of relatively large dimensions, whose flanks slope gradually away from the center.

Etymology

Origin of upwarp

First recorded in 1915–20; up- + warp

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