1. a depression or downward bend in rock strata or the earth's crust
Usage: geology

1. to bend or warp downward; to cause to sag or dip

Examples

• The downwarp in the basin created a natural depression where water collected.
• Tectonic forces caused the continental plate to downwarp over millions of years.
• Geologists identified a downwarp in the rock layers beneath the valley.
• The weight of sediment caused the crust to downwarp gradually.
• A downwarp structure often traps oil and natural gas deposits.
• The earth's surface began to downwarp as the magma chamber emptied.