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How to pronounce upthrust in English?

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Synonyms upheaval, uplift, upthrow
Type of ascension, ascent, rise, rising

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These are Canterbury-Otago tussock grasslands dominated by the block mountains, upthrust schist mountains.
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Suhl sits on the south edge of the Suhler Scholle, an upthrust granite complex that is streaked by numerous dikes.
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The overall rate of sedimentation is controlled by the upthrust of mountains and the erosion and chemical breakdown of their rocks.
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The domes act as traps for oil and natural gas, which collect in neighboring rock in cracks and fissures created by the upthrust of the salt.
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  • Upheaval: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)
  • In physics, buoyancy is an upward acting force, caused by fluid pressure, that opposes an object's weight. If the object is either less dense than the liquid or is shaped appropriately (as in a boat), the force can keep the object afloat. ...
  • An upward thrust; buoyancy; an upward movement of part of the Earth's crust; to thrust something upwards; to be thrust upwards
  • A force experienced due to the pressure difference of the fluid at the top and bottom of the immersed portion of the body.
  • Occurs when price moves above a pivot top and a widespread reversal ensues as follows: a) two previous closes are reversed, b) close is below pivot top, c) close is below opening and mid-range, d) daily price range is greater than the previous day's range.
  • A situation that occurs when prices break above resistance, but soon reverse course and break back below resistance. Price are said to "thrust" up, but cannot maintain the upward momentum and soon decline. ...
  • The upward force produced when an object is immersed in a liquid or gas.
  • An "upthrust" occurs when prices break out above important resistance and then retreat below this same resistance level. The pattern implies that eventually the previous support level will be tested.
  • A sharp move above a previous resistance level that is immediately turned back below that level