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an·ti·cline [ ánti kln ] (plural an·ti·clines)

noun

Definition:

upwardly folded rock: an arch-shaped formation of layers of sedimentary rock folded upward by movements in the Earth's crust

[Mid-19th century. <anti- + Greek klinein "to lean," after incline]

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