downlift

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A lowering of the ground caused by geological forces.
    — This is explained as an uplift in the coast at a rate of 16.2 mm/y in the period before 1900, a downlift of 2.8 mm/y in the period 1900-1906 and a rapid «sinking» of the coast at 22.7 mm/y in the 24 months before the earthquake.

词形变化

downlifts plural

词源

From down- + lift.
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