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syn⋅cli⋅nal

  [sin-klahyn-l, sing-, sing-kli-nl]
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–adjective
1. sloping downward from opposite directions so as to meet in a common point or line.
2. Geology.
a. inclining upward on both sides from a median line or axis, as a downward fold of rock strata.
b. pertaining to such a fold.
Origin:
1825–35; syn- + Gk kln(ein) to lean 1 + -al 1

Related forms:
syn⋅cli⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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syn·cli·nal   (sĭn-klī'nəl)   
adj.  

  1. Sloping downward from opposite directions to meet in a common point or line.

  2. Geology Relating to, formed by, or forming a syncline.

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Word Origin & History

synclinal 
"sloping downward on both sides," 1833 (in Lyell), from Gk. synklinein "to incline, lean," from syn- "together" + klinein "to slope" (see lean (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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