Anticlinorium


a compound anticline, consisting of a series of subordinate anticlines and synclines, the whole having the general contour of an arch.
noun (pl) -noria (-ˈnɔːrɪə)
a vast elongated anticline with its strata further folded into anticlines and synclines

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