anticline
pronunciation
How to pronounce anticline in British English:
UK [ˈæntiklaɪn]
How to pronounce anticline in American English:
US [ˈæntɪˌklaɪn]
Word Origin
- anticline (n.)
- 1867, earlier anticlinal (1849, by ellipsis from anticlinal fold), from anti- "against" + Greek klinein "to lean, slope" (see lean (v.)). Form assimilated to incline.
Example
- 1. Anticline and monocline are major trap types .
- 2. Pre-sinian paleostructural framework and major geological events in the huangling anticline , western hubei .
- 3. The compact fold structure area , anticline and . Syncline in north guizhou are often in opposite arrangement .
- 4. Analysis and forecasting on minerogenesis of au ( sb ) of zhengfeng anticline in the southwest of guizhou .
- 5. In hydrogeological survey of weining , the karst spring development were found at the turning of syncline and anticline this region , the direction is consistent with the fold axis direction , which has done some exploration and research .