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noun Geology.
a synclinal fold.
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Syncline
is always a great word to know.
So is strata. Does it mean:
| single bed of sedimentary rock, consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition |
| portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus |
Collins
World English Dictionary
| syncline (ˈsɪŋklaɪn) | |
| —n | |
| Compare anticline a downward fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope towards a vertical axis | |
| [C19: from | |
| syn'clinal | |
| —adj | |
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Science Dictionary
syncline  (sĭn'klīn') Pronunciation Key
(click for larger image in new window) A fold of rock layers that slope upward on both sides of a common low point. Synclines form when rocks are compressed by plate-tectonic forces. They can be as small as the side of a cliff or as large as an entire valley. Compare anticline. |
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