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geanticlines

geanticlines is the plural of geanticline.

Meaning of geanticline

Noun

geanticline (plural geanticlines)

  1. A large-scale anticline; a large upward lift in the earth's surface.
    • As the geanticline rose upwards, nappes glided off like slicks from the back of an emerging whale.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 119

Questions about geanticlines

What is geanticlines the plural of?
Geanticlines is the plural of geanticline.

Words near geanticlines in the dictionary

  1. gean
  2. geans
  3. geanticlinal
  4. geanticlinals
  5. geanticline
  6. geanticlines
  7. gear
  8. gear acquisition syndrome
  9. gear case
  10. gear cases
  11. gear change

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