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English-Thai Dictionary

anticline

N ส่วนหลัง ลาด suan-lang-lad

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ANTICLINE

ANTICLINE An "ti *cline, n. [See Anticlinal. ] (Geol.)

Defn: 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.

New American Oxford Dictionary

anticline

an ti cline |ˈantēˌklīn, ˈantī -ˈæn (t )iˌklaɪn | ▶noun Geology a ridge-shaped fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope downward from the crest. Compare with syncline. DERIVATIVES an ti cli nal |ˌantēˈklīnl, ˌantī - |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from anti- + Greek klinein ‘lean, ’ on the pattern of incline .

Oxford Dictionary

anticline

anticline |ˈantɪklʌɪn | ▶noun Geology a ridge or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope downwards from the crest. Compare with syncline. DERIVATIVES anticlinal |-ˈklʌɪn (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from anti- + Greek klinein ‘lean ’, on the pattern of incline .