backbulge

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noun

The depozone farthest from the orogen in a foreland basin.

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Meanings

nounbackbulge (plural backbulges)

plural backbulges

  1. geographyThe depozone farthest from the orogen in a foreland basin.

Origin

From back + bulge.

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APA

backbulge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backbulge

MLA

“backbulge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backbulge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backbulge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backbulge.

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