Definition of Geanticline

1. Noun. (geology geography) A large-scale anticline; a large upward lift in the earth's surface. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Geanticline

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Geanticline

gazundering
gazunders
gazy
gcd
gdb
geal
gealed
gealing
gealous
gealousy
geals
gean
geans
geanticlinal
geanticlinals
geanticline (current term)
geanticlines
gear
gear case
gear change
gear down
gear head
gear heads
gear lever
gear levers
gear mechanism
gear ratio
gear ratios
gear shift
gear shifts

Literary usage of Geanticline

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by Kentucky Geological Survey, Kentucky State Geologist (1906)
"DERIVATION OF SEDIMENTS FROM THE WASTE OF THE CINCINNATI geanticline. ... In the area between the Cincinnati geanticline and the most eastern exposures of ..."

2. Petroleum and Natural Gas in Indiana: A Preliminary Report by William Newton Logan (1920)
"The strata of the Cincinnati geanticline are buried under the drift and its minor structural irregularities concealed. The Recent deposits consist of ..."

3. The Silurian, Devonian and Irvine Formations of East-central Kentucky by August Frederick Foerste (1906)
"DERIVATION OF SEDIMENTS FROM THE WASTE OF THE CINCINNATI geanticline. ... In the area between the Cincinnati geanticline and the most eastern exposures of ..."

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