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up·throw

(ŭp′thrō′)

1. A throwing upward.

2. Geology An upward displacement of rock on one side of a fault.

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upthrow

(ˈʌpˌθrəʊ)

1. (Geological Science) geology the upward movement of rocks on one side of a fault plane relative to rocks on the other side

2. rare an upward thrust or throw; upheaval

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upthrow - (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

uplift, upthrust, upheaval

geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

rising, ascension, ascent, rise - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

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