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Definitions of anticline in various dictionaries:
A fold with strata sloping downward on both sides from a common crest.
ANTICLINE - In structural geology, an anticline is a type of fold that is an arch-like shape and has its oldest beds at its core. A typical anticline is convex ...
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| Grotesque streak in fold of rock |
| Lark calling beneath arched fold of rock |
| Rocky ridge's grotesque contour |
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| Jul 19 2013 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
| Oct 7 2006 The Times - Cryptic |
| Oct 26 2005 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
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| Geology A fold with strata sloping downward on both sides from a common crest. |
| a ridge or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope downwards from the crest. |
| A ridge or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope downwards from the crest. |
| an upward, curved fold in the layers of rock in the earth's surface |
| a fold in layers of rock in the earth's surface which curves up |
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In structural geology, an anticline is a type of fold that is an arch-like shape and has its oldest beds at its core. A typical anticline is convex up in which the hinge or crest is the location where the curvature is greatest, and the limbs are the sides of the fold that dip away from the hinge. Anticlines can be recognized and differentiated from antiforms by a sequence of rock layers that become progressively older toward the center of the fold. Therefore, if age relationships between various rock strata are unknown, the term antiform should be used. * The progressing age of the rock strata towards the core and uplifted center, are the trademark indications for evidence of anticlines on a geologic map. These formations occur because anticlinal ridges typically develop above thrust faults during crustal deformations. The uplifted core of the fold causes compression of strata that preferentially erodes to a deeper stratigraphic level relative to the topographically lower flanks. Motion along the fault including both shortening and extension of tectonic plates, usually also deforms strata near the fault. This can result in an asymmetrical or overturned fold. |