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Significados de upthrow em inglês

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

        Uso de upthrow em inglês
        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 ao longo do tempo