SYNCLINE


Meaning of SYNCLINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsin-ˌklīn ]

noun

Etymology: back-formation from synclinal

Date: 1873

: a trough of stratified rock in which the beds dip toward each other from either side — compare anticline

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cross section of strata showing syncline

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.