upthrustn.

Brit.

/ˈʌpθrʌst/, U.S.

/ˈəpˌθrəst/

Etymology: up- prefix 1b.

a. The action of thrusting or fact of being thrust upwards, esp. by volcanic action.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [noun] > upheaval

ridging1499

upheaving1821

upthrow1833

upheaval1838

upheavement1841

uplifting1845

upthrust1846

uplift1853

upraisal1865

bradyseism1896

upwarping1954

updoming1964

1846 Mem. Geol. Surv. Great Brit. I. 228 The upthrust of the Cornish and Devonian granites.

1862 G. P. Scrope Volcanos (ed. 2) 129 Serpentine and even granite may be..in course of formation and upthrust..at the present day.

1895 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 580 A crater of this sort is formed by the upthrust of the masses of lava.

b. The upward force that a liquid exerts on a body in it.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > mechanics > fluid mechanics > [noun] > upward force exerted by liquid

upthrust1916

1916 H. S. Allen & H. Moore Text-bk. Pract. Physics 54 The resultant supporting force may be termed the upthrust.

1982 J. J. Wellington Physics for All vii. 46 A heavy ship needs a very large upthrust on it to make it float.

c. figurative.

ΚΠ

1930 D. B. Wyndham Lewis King Spider ii. 52 It is an historical curiosity..that immediately after each apparent disaster there has followed a vigorous upthrust.

2. An upthrust body of rock or the accompanying fault.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > discontinuity or unconformity > [noun] > fault > upthrust or downcast

upcast1793

throw1796

upthrow1807

downcast1810

upcast dyke1810

downthrow1820

upthrust1942

1942 M. P. Billings Struct. Geol. viii. 154 Upthrusts are high angle faults along which the relatively uplifted block has been the active element.

1977 G. Scott Hot Pursuit viii. 75 Mountains run the whole length of the North Island of New Zealand, great upthrusts of grey~wacke and jointed sandstone.

1982 T. Hillerman Dark Wind (1983) viii. 46 The plane..had struck an upthrust of basalt which jutted from the floor of the wash.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

upthrustadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌpˈθrʌst/, U.S.

/ˈəpˌθrəst/,

/ˌəpˈθrəst/

(up- prefix 3b.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > pushed upwards

upthrust1845

1845 R. Browning Time's Revenges in Bells & Pomegranates No. VII: Dramatic Romances & Lyrics 36 Some creature..to be down-torn, Upthrust and outward-borne.

1873 H. W. Longfellow Interlude in Aftermath i. 19 Then flash of brazen armor bright,..and spears up-thrust.

1890 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. May 216 An upthrust portion of the old crystalline floor.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	upthrust
释义	upthrustn. Brit. /ˈʌpθrʌst/, U.S. /ˈəpˌθrəst/ Etymology: up- prefix 1b. 1. a. The action of thrusting or fact of being thrust upwards, esp. by volcanic action. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [noun] > upheaval ridging1499 upheaving1821 upthrow1833 upheaval1838 upheavement1841 uplifting1845 upthrust1846 uplift1853 upraisal1865 bradyseism1896 upwarping1954 updoming1964 1846 Mem. Geol. Surv. Great Brit. I. 228 The upthrust of the Cornish and Devonian granites. 1862 G. P. Scrope Volcanos (ed. 2) 129 Serpentine and even granite may be..in course of formation and upthrust..at the present day. 1895 Pop. Sci. Monthly Mar. 580 A crater of this sort is formed by the upthrust of the masses of lava. b. The upward force that a liquid exerts on a body in it. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > mechanics > fluid mechanics > [noun] > upward force exerted by liquid upthrust1916 1916 H. S. Allen & H. Moore Text-bk. Pract. Physics 54 The resultant supporting force may be termed the upthrust. 1982 J. J. Wellington Physics for All vii. 46 A heavy ship needs a very large upthrust on it to make it float. c. figurative. ΚΠ 1930 D. B. Wyndham Lewis King Spider ii. 52 It is an historical curiosity..that immediately after each apparent disaster there has followed a vigorous upthrust. 2. An upthrust body of rock or the accompanying fault. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > discontinuity or unconformity > [noun] > fault > upthrust or downcast upcast1793 throw1796 upthrow1807 downcast1810 upcast dyke1810 downthrow1820 upthrust1942 1942 M. P. Billings Struct. Geol. viii. 154 Upthrusts are high angle faults along which the relatively uplifted block has been the active element. 1977 G. Scott Hot Pursuit viii. 75 Mountains run the whole length of the North Island of New Zealand, great upthrusts of grey~wacke and jointed sandstone. 1982 T. Hillerman Dark Wind (1983) viii. 46 The plane..had struck an upthrust of basalt which jutted from the floor of the wash. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). upthrustadj. Brit. /ˌʌpˈθrʌst/, U.S. /ˈəpˌθrəst/, /ˌəpˈθrəst/ (up- prefix 3b.) ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > pushed upwards upthrust1845 1845 R. Browning Time's Revenges in Bells & Pomegranates No. VII: Dramatic Romances & Lyrics 36 Some creature..to be down-torn, Upthrust and outward-borne. 1873 H. W. Longfellow Interlude in Aftermath i. 19 Then flash of brazen armor bright,..and spears up-thrust. 1890 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. May 216 An upthrust portion of the old crystalline floor. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > as lemmas upthrust upthrust v. Brit. /ˌʌpˈθrʌst/ , U.S. /ˌəpˈθrəst/ Π a1893 C. Rossetti Poems (1904) 215/1 As seeds their proper bodies all upthrust. extracted from up-prefix < n.1846adj.1845 as lemmas
随便看	unwit unwitch unwitched unwitches unwitching unwite unwithdrawing unwithdrawn unwithead unwitherable unwithered unwithering unwithheld unwithholden unwithholding unwithit unwithsayable unwithstandable unwithstood unwitless unwitness unwitnessed unwits unwitship unwitted

upthrustn.

upthrustadj.

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