downlift
downlift noun: a lowering of the ground caused by geological forces.
Noun
downlift (plural downlifts)
- A lowering of the ground caused by geological forces.
- This is explained as an uplift in the coast at a rate of 16.2 mm/y in the period before 1900, a downlift of 2.8 mm/y in the period 1900-1906 and a rapid «sinking» of the coast at 22.7 mm/y in the 24 months before the earthquake.1982, Earthquakes: Observation, Theory and Interpretation (Proceeding of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi"; course 85), North-Holland Publishing Company, page 517
- The structure's magma chamber remains active as there apparently are solfataras, hot springs, gas emissions and frequent episodes of large-scale up- and downlift ground deformation (Bradyseism) do occur.2024 November 2, Wikipedia contributors, “Campanian Ignimbrite eruption”, in English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation
Forms of downlift
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Origin of downlift
From down- + lift.
Questions about downlift
- What does downlift mean?
- Downlift means a lowering of the ground caused by geological forces.
- What part of speech is downlift?
- Downlift is a noun.
- What is the plural of downlift?
- The plural of downlift is downlifts.
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