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synclinorial
syn·cli·no·ri·um
/
ˌsɪŋ
kləˈnɔr
i
əm, -ˈnoʊr-
/
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[
sing-kl
uh
-
nawr
-ee-
uh
m, -
nohr
-
]
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noun,
plural
syn·cli·no·ri·a
/
-ˈnɔr
i
ə
,
-ˈnoʊr
i
ə
/
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[
-
nawr
-ee-
uh
,
-
nohr
-ee-
uh
]
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,
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
,
-ory
2
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]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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