ClimateAugust 13, 2026

anticline

AN-ti-kline

Definition

A geological formation consisting of a ridge-shaped fold of rock layers where the strata slope downward in opposite directions from the crest.

Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'anti-' (against/opposite) and 'klinein' (to slope), referring to the way the rock layers dip away from one another.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe the geological structures where Fervo Energy focuses its geothermal drilling operations to tap into trapped heat.

Fervo Digs Deeper Into Shale Playbook to Advance Geothermal

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Hart Energy

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