uplift
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- noun
- /ˈʌpˌlɪft/
- Specialized
- Subsequent uplift and faulting sliced that variable rock into tightly packed columns.
Examples
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Large faults crisscross the uplift where sections of the crust have dropped, creating cliffs and intersecting valleys a few miles wide.
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The wrinkles surrounding the uplift were caused by compression of the crust.
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And then in the center there will be a central uplift that usually forms a peak, right?
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Here, local uplift of the land may have increased erosion and propelled great amounts of sediment into the sea.
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In Neolithic times, the rate of uplift was tremendous—about six inches per year.
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Exploring inland, Darwin and Captain Robert FitzRoy found mussel beds rotting ten feet above the waterline, indicating recent uplift.
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The rapid uplift of the land created dramatic mountain ranges that tower over the valleys.
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Geologists studied the process of uplift to understand how the Earth's surface changes over time.
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The uplift in the region resulted from tectonic forces pushing the land upwards.
Synonyms
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2.3
The action of moving something to a higher place or level
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A small upward slope in land or a surface
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3.4
An upward movement to a higher position
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Raising someone to a higher job or rank
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A movement that raises part of the ground to form mountains
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A rise of land, water, or air to a higher level
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A rise of land to a higher level when the Earth's crust moves
A rise in the land when rock below pushes it up
The Earth's movement slowly pushes land higher to form mountains
Antonyms
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uplift comes from the simple parts up and lift, so imagine land being 'lifted up' like a heavy block. In geology, uplift means the rise of land to a higher level, as when mountains are made.