1) An anticlinal rock structure 2) Arch of stratified rock 3) Kind of strata in geology
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an arched fold in which the layers usually dip away from the axis.
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• (n.) A structure of bedded rocks in which the beds on both sides of an axis or axial plane dip away from the axis; an anticlinal.
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An upward fold or arch of rock strata
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(from the article `petroleum`) Traps can be formed in many ways (Figure 1). Those formed by tectonic events, such as folding or faulting of rock units, are called structural traps. ... An anticline is a fold that is convex upward, and a syncline is a fold that is concave upward (Figure 2). An anticlinorium is a large anticline on ... ...
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An upward fold or arch of rock strata.
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An arched fold, usually in the shape of an inverted U.
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A convex upward rock fold in which strata have been bent into an arch; the strata on each side of the core of the arch are inclined in opposite directions away from the axis or crest; the core contains older rocks than does the perimeter of the structure.
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A convex fold in rock, the central part of which contains the oldest section of rock. See also syncline.
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A geological formation described usually as a dome or inverted saucer. Such a structure would be an anticline with 'four way dip closure'. However, not all anticlines are this 'perfect' shape. If covered by an impermeable layer of rock the anticline would make a potential oil or gas reservoir.
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an arched, inverted-trough configuration of folded and stratified rock layers. Compare syncline.
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An'ti·cline noun [ See
Anticlinal .]
(Geol.) A structure of bedded rocks in which the beds on both sides of an axis or axial plane dip away from the axis; an anticlinal.
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A fold in which the limbs dip away from the axis. After erosion, the oldest rocks are exposed in the central core of the fold.
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A fold in rock layers that forms an arch.
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An upward fold in the crust
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An upward fold or arch of rock strata.
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A fold of rock layers with a convex shape pointing upwards. Antonym of syncline.
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A fold of rock layers that is convex upwards. Antonym of syncline.
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A fold of rock layers that is convex upwards. Antonym of syncline.
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In geology, rock layers or beds folded to form a convex arch (seldom preserved intact) in which older rocks comprise the core. Where relative ages of the rock layers, or stratigraphic ages, are not known, convex upward folded rocks are referred to as antiforms. The fold of an anticline may be undulating or steeply curved. A steplike bend in otherwi...
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A fold that is convex upward, or that had such an attitude at some stage of its development. compare syncline .
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An arch or fold in layers of rock shaped like the crest of a wave.
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Upwardly arched folds of Sedimentary rocks put under pressure by movement in the Earth. (See syncline)
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A rock fold that bulges upward in the middle.
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an anticlinal rock structure.
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