Geanticline
/dʒiːˈantɪklʌɪn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
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."
Example
More examples"As the geanticline rose upwards, nappes glided off like slicks from the back of an emerging whale."
Etymology
From geo- + anticline.