upliftment
- noun
- /ʌpˈlɪftmənt/
- Specialized
:
elevación
- Tectonic forces can cause significant upliftment in certain regions, changing the landscape dramatically.
Examples
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Scientists study upliftment to understand how mountain ranges are formed over time.
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The Himalayas are a result of the continuous upliftment of the Earth's crust.
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The upliftment of the mountain range took millions of years.
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Geologists study the upliftment of tectonic plates.
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The Himalayas are a result of the continuous upliftment of the Earth's crust.
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Scientists study upliftment to understand how mountain ranges are formed over time.
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Tectonic forces can cause significant upliftment in certain regions, changing the landscape dramatically.
Synonyms
125
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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7.0
A rise of land to a higher level often forming mountains
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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
A rise of land to a higher level when the Earth's crust moves
A slow rise of the ground or rock that makes a dome
A process that makes mountains when Earth's crust moves up
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Upliftment comes from up 'higher', lift 'raise', and the noun ending -ment 'the result of an action', so it literally means 'the act or result of raising something'. That's why scientists use upliftment to talk about the Earth's crust being pushed up into mountains.