SYNCLINAL


Meaning of SYNCLINAL in English

— synclinally , adv.

/sin kluyn"l, sing-, sing"kli nl/ , adj.

1. sloping downward from opposite directions so as to meet in a common point or line.

2. Geol.

a. inclining upward on both sides from a median line or axis, as a downward fold of rock strata.

b. pertaining to such a fold.

[ 1825-35; SYN- + Gk klín ( ein ) to LEAN 1 + -AL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .