SYNCLINE


Meaning of SYNCLINE in English

[ 'sɪŋklʌɪn ]

■ noun Geology a trough or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope upwards from the axis. Compare with anticline .

Derivatives

synclinal adjective

Origin

C19: from syn- + Gk klinein 'to lean', on the pattern of incline .

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