uplift
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈʌpˌlɪft/
- Specialized
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- 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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2.4
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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2.3
The action of moving something to a higher place or level
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4.1
Raising someone to a higher job or rank
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7.3
A movement that raises part of the ground to form mountains
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4.1
A rise of land, water, or air to a higher level
A rise in the land when rock below pushes it up
The Earth's movement slowly pushes land higher to form mountains
A rise of land to a higher level when the Earth's crust moves
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.