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synclinal

[ sin-klahyn-l, sing-, sing-kli-nl ]

adjective

  1. sloping downward from opposite directions so as to meet in a common point or line.
  2. Geology.
    1. inclining upward on both sides from a median line or axis, as a downward fold of rock strata.
    2. pertaining to such a fold.


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Other Words From

  • syn·clinal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of synclinal1

1825–35; syn- + Greek klī́n ( ein ) to lean 1 + -al 1

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