upwarp

[ uhp-wawrp ]

noun

1. a geologic structure, usually of relatively large dimensions, whose flanks slope gradually away from the center.

Word History and Origins

Origin of upwarp¹

First recorded in 1915–20; up- + warp

Example Sentences

“Upwarp” glitches usually stem from the ceiling in some capacity, pulling the player up.

From Forbes

Louisiana and Florida were the last areas to emerge wholly from the sea,— Florida being formed by a broad transverse upwarp of the continental delta at the opening of the Miocene, forming first an island, which afterwards was joined to the mainland.

From Project Gutenberg

Manifestly this upwarp occurred since the peneplain was formed; it is later than the Mesozoic, and the vast dissection which the peneplain has suffered since its uplift must belong to the successive cycles of Cenozoic time.

From Project Gutenberg