| NOUN | event | upthrow, upheaval, uplift, upthrust | (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building) |
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| Meaning | (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building). | |
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| Synonyms | upheaval, uplift, upthrust | |
| Category | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
| Broader | rise, rising, ascent, ascension | A movement upward |
| Spanish | levantamiento, solevantamiento | |
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