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overfold

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noun

  1. geology a fold in which one or both limbs have been inclined more than 90° from their original orientation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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In powerfully folded regions the axial planes of the folds are no longer upright; they may be moderately inclined, producing an “inversion,†“inverted fold†or “overfold.â€

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