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OVERFOLD Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of OVERFOLD is to fold over; specifically : to push over so as to form an overturned anticline.
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Overturned fold | geology - Britannica
An overturned fold, or overfold, has the axial plane inclined to such an extent that the strata on one limb are overturned.
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overfold, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the noun overfold is in the 1880s. OED's earliest evidence for overfold is from 1883, in the writing of C. Lapworth.
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overfold
▪ I. overfold, n. Geol. (ˈəʊvəfəʊld) [f. over- 3, 6 + fold n., after Ger. überfaltung (Brögger Silurische Etagen).] A fold of strata in which the axes of the component anticline and syncline have both been tilted or pushed over beyond the vertical, so that the strata involved in the middle third of ...
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overfold - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
overfold (plural overfolds). (geology) A fold whereby the strata are forced through an angle of more than 90 degrees, so that younger strata lie below older ...
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Overfold and thrust fault, Devon - The Geological Society
The layers were folded and faulted about 300 million years ago, when southwest England became joined to the rest of what we now know as the British Isles.
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overfault
overfault Geol. (ˈəʊvəfɔːlt) [over- 3 + fault n. 9.] A term applied to a fault of which the inclination or hade is in the opposite direction to what it is in a normal or ordinary fault, that is, towards the upthrow side (hence also called inverted or reverse fault). The result is that the dislocated...
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OVERFOLD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
a fold in which one or both limbs have been inclined more than 90° from their original orientation. Collins English Dictionary.
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OVERFOLD Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Overfold definition: geology a fold in which one or both limbs have been inclined more than 90° from their original orientation.
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"OVERFOLD": Folded rock layers overturned completely - OneLook
noun: (geology) A fold whereby the strata are forced through an angle of more than 90 degrees, so that younger strata lie below older ones.
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Overfold Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary
Overfold Definition ... (geology) A fold whereby the strata are forced through an angle of more than 90 degrees, so that younger strata lie below older ones.
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Overfold - The Free Dictionary
Define overfold. overfold synonyms, overfold pronunciation, overfold translation, English dictionary definition of overfold. n geology a fold in which one ...
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Chiton (garment)
It can be worn plain or with an overfold called an apoptygma, which is more common to women.
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overthrust
overthrust, n. Geol. (ˈəʊvəθrʌst) [over- 1, 9.] The thrust of the strata or series of rocks on one side of a fault over those on the other side, esp. of lower over higher strata, as in an overfault or faulted overfold; a reverse fault; (used more particularly in reference to the distance through whi...
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overturn
▪ I. overturn, n. (ˈəʊvətɜːn) [over- 6, ? 4, 10.] 1. The act of overturning or fact of being overturned; an upsetting; a revolution.c 1592 Bacon Conf. Pleasure (1870) 25 Her intentiue witt in contriuing plotts and ouertournes. 1658 Cleveland Rustic Rampant Wks. (1687) 392 A Marius..fitter to remove ...
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