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Webster 1913 Edition


Geanticlinal

Geˊan-ti-cli′nal

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] the earth + E.
anticlinal
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(Geol.)
An upward bend or flexure of a considerable portion of the earth’s crust, resulting in the formation of a class of mountain elevations called anticlinoria; – opposed to geosynclinal.