Anticlinorium

/ˌæn.ti.klaɪˈnɔr.i.əm/ noun

Singular form of anticlinoria; a large anticlinal fold structure composed of smaller folds, common in complex mountain ranges.

From 'anticline' + Latin '-orium' (singular). This technical geological term emerged in the late 1800s to classify major fold systems.

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