synclinorial

noun, plural syn·cli·no·ri·a

[-nawr-ee-uh, -nohr-ee-uh] , syn·cli·no·ri·ums. Geology.

a regional structure of general synclinal form that includes a series of smaller folds.

Compare anticlinorium.

Origin:
1875–80; < Neo-Latin; see syncline, -ory²

Related forms

syn·cli·no·ri·al, syn·cli·no·ri·an, adjective

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synclinorium (ˌsɪŋklɪˈnɔːrɪəm)

—n , pl -ria
	a vast elongated syncline with its strata further folded into anticlines and synclines

[C19: New Latin, from syncline + -orium, suffix indicating a place]

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