SYNCLINORIUM


Meaning of SYNCLINORIUM in English

— synclinorial, synclinorian , adj.

/sing'kleuh nawr"ee euhm, -nohr"-/ , n. , pl. synclinoria /-nawr"ee euh, -nohr"ee euh/ , synclinoriums . Geol.

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

[ 1875-80; 2 ]

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