anticlinal bend

anticlinal bend
антиклинальный перегиб

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  • up|warp — «UHP WRP», verb, noun. Geology. –v.t., v.i. to fold or bend in an anticlinal or upward manner. –n. an upwarped condition or area …   Useful english dictionary


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