anticline
[ an-ti-klahyn ]
/ ˈæn tɪˌklaɪn /
noun Geology.
an anticlinal rock structure.
Origin of anticline
First recorded in 1860–65; back formation from
anticlinal
Words nearby anticline
anticlastic,
anticlerical,
anticlimactic,
anticlimax,
anticlinal,
anticline,
anticlinorium,
anticlockwise,
anticlotting,
anticly,
anticoagulant
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British Dictionary definitions for anticline
anticline
/ (ˈæntɪˌklaɪn) /
noun
a formation of stratified rock raised up, by folding, into a broad arch so that the strata slope down on both sides from a common crest
Compare syncline
Scientific definitions for anticline
anticline
[ ăn′tĭ-klīn′ ]
A fold of rock layers that slope downward on both sides of a common crest. Anticlines form when rocks are compressed by plate-tectonic forces. They can be as small as a hill or as large as a mountain range. Compare syncline.