upthrusted
Forced from below
Upthrusted describes something pushed or forced upward, typically used in geology for rock formations driven up by tectonic forces: upthrusted mountain ranges, an upthrusted block of granite.
The word appears occasionally in literary contexts for anything thrust dramatically skyward: upthrusted fists, upthrusted spires.
Parallel geological layers
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
- anticlineArched rock formation
- synclineDownward-bowing rock formation
- orogenyGeological mountain formation
faulting · uplift · outcrop · folding · subduction · crust · lithosphere · plateau
rise
Move to higher position
elevate · jut · protrude · tower · project · emerge · push · force · displace · rupture
strata
Parallel geological layers
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
- anticlineArched rock formation
- synclineDownward-bowing rock formation
orogeny · faulting · uplift · outcrop · folding · subduction · crust · lithosphere · plateau · isostasy
mountain
Tall natural landmass
escarpment · bluff · crag · promontory · spire · pinnacle · butte · mesa · plateau · massif
volcano
Earth's fiery vent
crater · vent · pyroclastic · eruption · basalt · andesite · rhyolite · pumice · igneous · fumarole