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uplift
The slow, large-scale rising of a portion of the earth’s crust — driven by tectonic compression, magma intrusion, or the removal of weight (such as the melting of an ice sheet). Uplift is the force that builds mountains, raises coastlines above the sea, and exposes marine fossils on mountaintops.
Etymology
English compound — lifted up. The geological sense dates to the 19th century.