| Title | Anticline |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology anticline anticline (n.) 1867, earlier anticlinal (1849, by ellipsis from anticlinal fold), from Gk. anti- "against" + klinein "to lean, slope." Form assimilated to incline. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 anticline anti·cline / 5Antiklain / noun (geology 地) an area of ground where layers of rock in the earth's surface have been folded into a curve that is higher in the middle than at the ends 背斜(层)(指地球表面岩层叠起成弧状、中间高于边缘的区域) ⇨ compare syncline
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: recumbent anticline an·ti·cline \ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌklīn\ noun (-s) Etymology: back-formation from anticlinal (I) 1. : an upfold or arch of stratified rock in which the beds or layers bend downward in opposite directions from the crest or axis of the fold — compare syncline 2. botany : an anticlinal wall [cross section of strata showing anticline] |
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