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backbulge

backbulge noun: the depozone farthest from the orogen in a foreland basin.

Noun

backbulge (plural backbulges)

  1. The depozone farthest from the orogen in a foreland basin.

Forms of backbulge

pluralbackbulges

Origin of backbulge

From back + bulge.

Questions about backbulge

What does backbulge mean?
Backbulge means the depozone farthest from the orogen in a foreland basin.
What part of speech is backbulge?
Backbulge is a noun.
What is the plural of backbulge?
The plural of backbulge is backbulges.

Words near backbulge in the dictionary

  1. backbreakers
  2. backbreaking
  3. backbreakingly
  4. backbrief
  5. backbriefs
  6. backbulge
  7. backbulges
  8. backburn
  9. backburned
  10. backburner
  11. backburnered

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