1 upwarp | Definition of upwarp

upwarp

noun

Definition of upwarp

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a very broad anticline with gently dipping limbs that is due to differential uplift

Definition of upwarp (Entry 2 of 2)

: to uplift differentially so as to produce an upwarp or a broad low arching of the surface the land to the northward had been upwarpedJournal of Geology

History and Etymology for upwarp

Noun

up entry 2 + warp, noun

Transitive verb

up entry 1 + warp, verb

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