upthrust
English Thesaurus
1. (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) (noun.event)
| domain category | : | geology, |
| definition | : | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | upheave, |
| definition | : | lift forcefully from beneath (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | uplift, |
| definition | : | lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | upheave, |
| definition | : | lift forcefully from beneath (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | uplift, |
| definition | : | lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces (verb.motion) |
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