What does "geanticline" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "geanticline"?

Common synonyms include: bend, bow, deflection, flection, flex, flexure.

Pronounced //dʒiːˈantɪklʌɪn//.

//dʒiːˈantɪklʌɪn// noun

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Noun

1
A 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."

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

From geo- + anticline.

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