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Definition of upwarp in English: upwarpnounˈʌpwɔːp Geology A broad elevated area of the earth's surface. Example sentencesExamples - Like the African examples, the Rhine rift is associated with volcanism and with a regional upwarp that forms raised borders to the rift.
verbˈʌpwɔːp be upwarpedGeology (of part of the earth's surface) be elevated to form an upwarp. Example sentencesExamples - Although each mountain range has a unique set of characteristics, a particular mountain can be structurally classified as upwarped, volcanic, fault-block, or folded.
- Most of South Africa consists of a vast plateau with upwarped rims, bounded by an escarpment.
- Probably no remnants of the upwarped surface remain on the mountain tops of New England.
- The seismic section shows upwarped reflectors in the upper crust which may be related to this convergence.
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