Look up: uplift


  1. uplift
    n. (v.) The process or result of raising a portion of the Earth`s crust through different tectonic mechanisms.
    Found op http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/glossary_2.html

  2. uplift
    [n] - a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts 2. [v] - lift up from the earth 3. [v] - lift up or elevate
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=uplift

  3. Uplift
    The raising of a call charge by a pre-determined amount, usually as a percentage of the original cost.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  4. uplift
    <geology> A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?uplift

  5. uplift
    noun a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=uplift

  6. Uplift
    • (v. t.) To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock. • (n.) A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/uplift/

  7. uplift
    in geology, vertical elevation of the Earth`s surface in response to natural causes. Broad, relatively slow and gentle uplift is termed warping, or ... [6 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/u/14

  8. Uplift
    [science fiction] In science fiction, uplift is the development or transformation of animals into an intelligent race by other, already-intelligent beings. The concept appears in David Brin`s Uplift series and other science fiction works. ==History of the concept== The concept can be traced ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uplift_(science_fiction)

  9. Uplift
    The wind load on a member which causes a load in the upward direction. The gross uplift is determined from various codes and is generally a horizontal wind pressure multiplied by a factor to establish the uplift pressure. The net uplift is the gross uplift minus the allowable portion of dead load in...
    Found op http://www.areforum.org/up/GeneralStructures/JOIST%20AND%20STRUCTURAL%20GLO

  10. Uplift
    In geology an uplift is a raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/HU.HTM

  11. uplift
    1) Ascension 2) Ascent 3) Buoy 4) Elevate 5) Fill with optimism 6) Improvement 7) Rise 8) Rising 9) Upheaval 10) Upthrow 11) Upthrust
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/uplift/1

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