What does downflexing mean?
Downflexing means present participle and gerund of downflex.
Downflexing
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of downflex.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of downflex
- An act of downflexing or an instance where something has been downflexed.
Example Sentences
In certain regions of horizontal platform strata, there occur sharp downflexings of strata in the form of monoclines.
Thus the "step-like thickening of the crust" mentioned by Sobczak & Stephens (1974) may be coincident with a block fault system at the margin of the Franklinian geosyncline, movements along which caused downflexing and subsidence that controlled trough sedimentation.
Synonyms for downflexing
Antonyms for downflexing
Related Words
Word Forms
- downflexings
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In certain regions of horizontal platform strata, there occur sharp downflexings of strata in the form of monoclines.
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