Upheaval
[ʌp'hiːv(ə)l] or [ʌp'hivl]
Definition
(noun.) (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building).
Editor: Sheldon--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp., an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust.
Checker: Rowena
Examples
- The reverse process, a process of crumpling and upheaval, has also been in progress, but less regularly. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- If there was danger of an upheaval, we would be warned by the hot springs, but they are just bubbling as usual. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The forces of upheaval have been spasmodic; the forces of wearing down continuous. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In France, the nest and home of Grand Monarchy, the heart and centre of Europe, came this second upheaval. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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