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synclinal
[ sin-klahyn-l, sing-, sing-kli-nl ]
adjective
- sloping downward from opposite directions so as to meet in a common point or line.
- Geology.
- inclining upward on both sides from a median line or axis, as a downward fold of rock strata.
- pertaining to such a fold.
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- syn·clinal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of synclinal1
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