noun
- plural of downwarp; a depression or sinking of the earth's crust or a rock layer
Usage: geology
verb
- third-person singular present tense of downwarp; to bend or sink downward, especially of geological formations
Usage: geology
Examples
- The geological survey identified several downwarps in the sedimentary basin.
- Tectonic forces created downwarps that accumulated thick deposits of sediment.
- The crust downwarps gradually over millions of years in this region.
- Ancient downwarps in the continental shelf reveal the area's geological history.
- As the plate moves, the lithosphere downwarps beneath the subduction zone.
- These downwarps formed during the Mesozoic era and remain visible today.