anteclise

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noun

A large uplifted structure on a continental platform.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounanteclise (plural anteclises)

plural anteclises

  1. geographyA large uplifted structure on a continental platform.

    Thus, on the south flank of the Anabar anteclise, the Tjung-Siligir and Nizhnemorkokin elevations were identified, while in the Igiattan depression the Vilyuis-Morkhin swell was recognized, separating the southern basin from the northern.

    2002, Mark Naumovich Berdichevskiĭ, Magnetotellurics in the Context of the Theory of Ill-posed Problems

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 台背斜
  • 台背斜 (táibèixié)Translations
Polish antekliza
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APA

anteclise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteclise

MLA

“anteclise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteclise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anteclise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anteclise.

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