Upthrust — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈʌpθɹʌst/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈʌpθɹʌst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈʌpθɹʌst/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈʌpθɹʌst/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uplift upthrow upheaval

Word Forms

upheave	verb	lift forcefully from beneath
uplift	verb	lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auftrieb

(Geologie) eine Erhebung von Land in eine höhere Höhe (z. B. im Prozess der Gebirgsbildung)

🇫🇷French

poussée vers le haut

(géologie) une élévation de la terre à une altitude plus élevée (comme dans le processus de construction d'une montagne)

🇪🇸Spanish

empuje hacia arriba

(geología) un ascenso de la tierra a una elevación más alta (como en el proceso de construcción de montañas)

🇮🇹Italian

spinta verso l'alto

(geologia) un innalzamento del terreno ad un'elevazione più elevata (come nel processo di costruzione della montagna)

🇳🇱Dutch

opwaartse kracht

(geologie) een opkomst van land naar een hoger niveau (zoals bij het bouwen van bergen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

impulso ascendente

(geologia) uma elevação de terra a uma altitude mais elevada (como no processo de construção de uma montanha)

🇷🇺Russian

аптраст

(геология) подъём суши на большую высоту (как в процессе горообразования)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्क्षेप

(भूविज्ञान) भूमि का अधिक ऊँचाई तक उठना (जैसा कि पर्वत निर्माण की प्रक्रिया में होता है)

🇮🇳Tamil

மேல்நோக்கி

(புவியியல்) நிலம் ஒரு உயரத்திற்கு உயர்வு (மலை கட்டும் செயல்முறையைப் போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

పైకి దూకడం

(భూగోళ శాస్త్రం) భూమిని ఉన్నత స్థాయికి పెంచడం (పర్వత నిర్మాణ ప్రక్రియలో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

जोर

(भूविज्ञान) जमिनीचा उच्च उंचीवर वाढ होणे (जसे पर्वत बांधण्याच्या प्रक्रियेत)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્થાન

(ભૂસ્તરશાસ્ત્ર) ઊંચી ઊંચાઈ સુધી જમીનનો વધારો (પર્વત નિર્માણની પ્રક્રિયાની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಲ್ಮುಖತೆ

(ಭೂವಿಜ್ಞಾನ) ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಎತ್ತರಕ್ಕೆ ಭೂಮಿಯ ಏರಿಕೆ (ಪರ್ವತ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉയർച്ച

(ജിയോളജി) ഭൂമിയുടെ ഉയർന്ന ഉയരത്തിലേക്ക് (പർവത നിർമ്മാണ പ്രക്രിയയിലെന്നപോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਭਾਰ

(ਭੂ-ਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚੀ ਉਚਾਈ ਤੱਕ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦਾ ਵਾਧਾ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਪਹਾੜੀ ਇਮਾਰਤ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

上推

（地质学）土地上升到更高的高度（如造山过程）

🇯🇵Japanese

突き上げ

(地質学) (造山過程のように) 土地がより高い標高に隆起すること

🇰🇷Korean

밀어올리다

(지질) 땅이 더 높은 고도로 솟아오르는 것(산이 쌓이는 과정에서와 같이)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đẩy lên

(địa chất) sự dâng cao của đất lên cao hơn (như trong quá trình xây dựng núi)

🇹🇭Thai

แรงผลักดัน

(ธรณีวิทยา) การขึ้นที่ดินให้สูงขึ้น (เช่น ในกระบวนการสร้างภูเขา)

🇮🇩Indonesian

dorongan ke atas

(Geologi) kenaikan tanah ke ketinggian yang lebih tinggi (seperti dalam proses pembangunan gunung)

🇲🇾Malay

dorongan ke atas

(geologi) kenaikan tanah ke ketinggian yang lebih tinggi (seperti dalam proses pembinaan gunung)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التوجه لأعلى

(جيولوجيا) ارتفاع الأرض إلى ارتفاع أعلى (كما في عملية بناء الجبال)

🇮🇷Persian

رانش

(زمین شناسی) بالا آمدن زمین به ارتفاعات بالاتر (مانند فرآیند ساخت کوه)

🇹🇷Turkish

yükseliş

(jeoloji) arazinin daha yüksek bir seviyeye yükselmesi (dağ inşası sürecinde olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

דחף

(גיאולוגיה) עליית קרקע לגובה גבוה יותר (כמו בתהליך בניית הרים)

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