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Significados de upthrow en inglés

(Geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

Uso de upthrow en inglés
1
Thrust faults hade to the upthrow; the hanging wall has gone up.
The Elements of Geology
2
A series of great dislocations with upthrows on the east side traverse eastern North America from Canada to Alabama.
The Hudson / Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention
Upthrow a través del tiempo