upthrust

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up·thrust / ˈəpˌ[unvoicedth]rəst/ • n. Physics the upward force that a liquid or gas exerts on a body floating in it. ∎  Geol. another term for uplift. ∎  an upward thrust: the upthrust of Manhattan skyscrapers.• v. [tr.] [usu. as adj.] (upthrust) thrust (something) upward: Turco's upthrust beard.

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upthrust

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upthrust Applied to a block that has been moved upwards in a reverse fault.

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