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upthrow

/noun uhp-throh; verb uhp-throh/US // noun ˈʌpˌθroʊ; verb ʌpˈθroʊ //UK // (ˈʌpˌθrəʊ) //

推翻,颠覆,打倒,推翻了

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an upheaval, as of the earth's surface.
    • : Geology. an upward displacement of rock on one side of a fault.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    up·threw, up·thrown, up·throw·ing.

    • : to throw or cast up or upward.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Dikes and faults are denominated upthrow or downthrow, according to the position they are met with in working the mine.

  • There has also been a certain amount of upthrow owing to the hydrostatic pressure.

  • With dip faults the crop is carried forward (down the dip) on the upthrow side.

  • Thrust faults hade to the upthrow; the hanging wall has gone up.

  • The higher side is called the heaved or upthrow side; the opposite side the thrown or downthrow side.