upwarp
[uhp-wawrp]
- a geologic structure, usually of relatively large dimensions, whose flanks slope gradually away from the center.
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Origin of upwarp
Also called dome.
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It has been detached or cut off by an upwarp of the land between it and the Black Sea region.
GeologyWilliam J. Miller