geanticline

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UK/dʒiːˈantɪklʌɪn/

noun

A large-scale anticline; a large upward lift in the earth's surface.

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Meanings

noungeanticline (plural geanticlines)

plural geanticlines

  1. geographyA large-scale anticline; a large upward lift in the earth's surface.

    As the geanticline rose upwards, nappes glided off like slicks from the back of an emerging whale.

    2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 119

Origin

From geo- + anticline.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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