anticlinorium
[ an-ti-klahy-nawr-ee-uh m, -nohr- ]
/ ˌæn tɪ klaɪˈnɔr i əm, -ˈnoʊr- /
noun, plural an·ti·cli·no·ri·a [an-ti-klahy-nawr-ee-uh, -nohr-] /ˌæn tɪ klaɪˈnɔr i ə, -ˈnoʊr-/. Geology.
a compound anticline, consisting of a series of subordinate anticlines and synclines, the whole having the general contour of an arch.
Words nearby anticlinorium
anticlerical,
anticlimactic,
anticlimax,
anticlinal,
anticline,
anticlinorium,
anticlockwise,
anticlotting,
anticly,
anticoagulant,
anticoagulants
British Dictionary definitions for anticlinorium
anticlinorium
/ (ˌæntɪklaɪˈnɔːrɪəm) /
noun plural -noria (-ˈnɔːrɪə)
a vast elongated anticline with its strata further folded into anticlines and synclines