📖 Definitions of "Anticlines"
noun
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A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Anticlines"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| grabennoun | (geology) An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area. |
| clasticnoun | (geology) A rock made from fragments of pre-existing rocks. |
| pelitenoun | (geology) A sedimentary rock containing very fine particles. |
| synclinenoun | (geology) A concave-upward fold in rock strata |
| synclinalnoun | (geology) A synclinal fold. |
| mylonitenoun | (geology) Any rock that has undergone modifications due to dynamic recrystallization following plastic flow; a schist created by crushed or ground rock. |
| doleritenoun | (geology) A type of fine-grained basaltic rock. |
| hornfelsnoun | Any of a series of contact metamorphic rocks that have been baked and indurated by the heat of intrusive igneous masses and rendered massive, hard, splintery, and in some cases exceedingly tough and durable. |
| noritenoun | A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (such as labradorite) and hypersthene. |
| amphibolitenoun | Any of a class of metamorphic rocks composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc. |
| overthrustnoun | (geology, ambitransitive) A form of thrust fault from beneath a hanging wall of rock. |
| depositionalnoun | Of, pertaining to, or in the nature of a deposit or a deposition. |
| claystonenoun | (geology) Sedimentary rock composed of fine clay particles. |
| siltstonenoun | A sedimentary rock whose composition is intermediate in grain size between the coarser sandstone and the finer mudstone. |
| diabasenoun | (geology) A fine-grained igneous rock composed mostly of pyroxene and feldspar. |
| phyllitenoun | (geology) A type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites. |
| colluviumnoun | (geology) A loose accumulation of rock and soil debris at the foot of a slope. |
| pyroclasticnoun | A rock mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin. |
| orogenicnoun | (geology) Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains. |
| schistosenoun | (geology) Of or relating to schist. |
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