Anteclise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Anteclise is a noun meaning (geology) A large uplifted structure on a continental platform.
Meaning
(geology) A large uplifted structure on a continental platform.
Example Sentences
Thus, on the south flank of the Anabar anteclise, the Tjung-Siligir and Nizhnemorkokin elevations were identified, while in the Igiattan depression the Vilyuis-Morkhin swell was recognized, separating the southern basin from the northern.
Word Forms
- anteclises
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include upfold, geanticline, anticline, anticlinorium, upfolding, outcrop.
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