slope of syncline
21Geology of Taiwan — Taiwan is active geologically, showing plate boundary tectonics. The island formed at the junction of the Luzon Volcanic Arc (吕宋岛火山弧) and the Ryukyu Volcanic Arc (琉球火山弧). Subduction changes direction at Taiwan. South of the island, the Philippine …
22Citadel of Besançon — Citadelle of Besançon The citadelle, from the sky General information Town or city Besançon Country …
23Dunlap Coke Ovens — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …
24anticline — [ antɪklʌɪn] noun Geology a ridge or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope downwards from the crest. Compare with syncline. Derivatives anticlinal adjective Origin C19: from anti + Gk klinein lean , on the pattern of incline …
25obliquity — n 1. obliqueness, wryness, deflection, deviousness; divergence, deviation, divagation; indirection, circumlocution, meandering, maundering, swerve, zigzag, Chess. knight s move; digression, excursion, discursion, tangent; Statistics. skewness. 2 …
26anticline — n. Geol. a ridge or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope down from the crest (opp. SYNCLINE). Derivatives: anticlinal adj. Etymology: ANTI + Gk klino lean, after INCLINE …
