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upwarp

[ uhp-wawrp ]

noun

  1. a geologic structure, usually of relatively large dimensions, whose flanks slope gradually away from the center.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of upwarp1

First recorded in 1915–20; up- + warp

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Example Sentences

It has been detached or cut off by an upwarp of the land between it and the Black Sea region.

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