Upthrust (Noun)
Meaning
(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The tectonic upthrust created a massive fault line that divided the region into two distinct geological zones.
- During the last ice age, the land underwent significant upthrust, resulting in the formation of several prominent mountain ranges.
- Geologists attribute the creation of the Himalayan mountain range to a major upthrust of the Indian tectonic plate beneath the Eurasian plate.
- As the magma cooled, the upthrust of the crust resulted in the formation of numerous volcanoes along the subduction zone.
- Researchers studying the seafloor spreading have found evidence of massive upthrust that occurred when two oceanic plates converged millions of years ago.