English Explanatory Dictionary

anticline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side.

Pronunciation

/ˈæntiklaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-anticline.wav

Word forms

anticline anticlines

Etymology

From anti- + -cline.

Synonyms

upwrap

Related words

anticliny

Derived words

geanticline pseudoanticline
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