HyperDic: upthrow

English > 1 sense of the word upthrow:
NOUNeventupthrow, upheaval, uplift, upthrust(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
English > upthrow: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building).
Synonymsupheaval, uplift, upthrust
CategorygeologyA science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks
Broaderrise, rising, ascent, ascensionA movement upward
Spanishlevantamiento, solevantamiento

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