Usually means: Wedge-shaped sediment accumulation, subduction zones.
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▸ noun:  Synonym of accretionary wedge

Similar:
accretion disk, upwarp, apside, wedge, hyperprism, diapirism, downwarp, roof prism, prism, line of apsides, more...

Opposite:
trench, subduction zone, subduction trench

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Similar:
accretion disk, upwarp, apside, wedge, hyperprism, diapirism, downwarp, roof prism, prism, line of apsides, more...

Opposite:
trench, subduction zone, subduction trench



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