geanticlinal

English

Etymology

geo- +‎ anticlinal.

Adjective

geanticlinal (comparative more geanticlinal, superlative most geanticlinal)

1. (geology) Of the Earth's crust, bending upwards and resulting in the formation of anticlinoria.

Noun

geanticlinal (plural geanticlinals)

1. (geology) A geanticline

Related terms

• geosynclinal

References

• “geanticlinal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.