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anticlinorium
[ an-ti-klahy-nawr-ee-uhm, -nohr- ]
noun
, Geology.
, plural an·ti·cli·no·ri·a [an-ti-klahy-, nawr, -ee-, uh, -, nohr, -].
- a compound anticline, consisting of a series of subordinate anticlines and synclines, the whole having the general contour of an arch.
anticlinorium
/ ˌæntɪklaɪˈnɔːrɪəm /
noun
- a vast elongated anticline with its strata further folded into anticlines and synclines
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anticlinorium1
1870–75; < New Latin; anticline, -tory 2( def )
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