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upheaval
zelfstandig naamwoord
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A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally).
synoniemen: Sturm und Drang, turbulence.
Roget 307:
elevation;
raising
etc.
v.;
erection,
lift;
sublevation†,
upheaval;
sublimation,
exaltation;
prominence
etc.
(convexity)
250.
lever
etc.
633;
crane,
derrick,
windlass,
capstan,
winch;
dredge,
dredger,
dredging machine.
dumbwaiter,
elevator,
escalator,
lift.
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Nederlands: turbulentie, aardverschuiving
Pools: poruszenie
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3 upheaval
geology A rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building).
synoniemen: uplift, upthrow, upthrust.
Pools: wypiętrzenie
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