upthrust

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An upward thrust.
2. (countable, uncountable) Buoyancy.
3. (countable, uncountable) An upward movement of part of the Earth's crust.

Verb

1. (transitive) To thrust something upwards.
2. (intransitive) To be thrust upwards.

Concepts

faille de chevauchement

Synonymes

upthrow

upheaval

uplift

push

frost heave

lift

frost heaving

push-up

upstroke

uprush

Étymologie (Anglais)

From up- + thrust.