Anticlinorium definition

Anticlinorium





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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anticlinorium \An`ti*cli*no"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Anticlinoria}.
     [NL., fr. Gr. 'anti` against + kli`nein to incline + 'o`ros
     mountain.] (Geol.)
     The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resulting
     from a geanticlinal.
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