geanticline

noun

noun

UK /dʒiːˈantɪklʌɪn/

Etymology From geo- + anticline.

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences 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.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 119:

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