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syncline
 synclinesyn·cline S0965400 (sĭn′klīn′)n. Geology A fold in rocks in which the rock layers dip inward from both sides toward a central line.
[Back-formation from synclinal.]syncline (ˈsɪŋklaɪn) n (Geological Science) a downward fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope towards a vertical axis. Compare anticline[C19: from syn- + Greek klīnein to lean] synˈclinal adjsyn•cline (ˈsɪŋ klaɪn, ˈsɪn-)
n. a synclinal fold. [1870–75] syn·cline (sĭn′klīn′) A fold of rock layers that slope upward on both sides of a common low point. Synclines form when rocks are compressed by plate-tectonic forces. They can be as small as the side of a cliff or as large as an entire valley. Compare anticline.synclineA downfold in the rocks, creating a trough.Translationssyncline
syncline a downward fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope towards a vertical axis Syncline a fold of stratified rock that is convex downward. Younger rocks occur in a syncline’s core rather than on its limbs. Synclines alternate with anticlines— folds of rock strata that are convex upward. syncline[′sin‚klīn] (geology) A fold having stratigraphically younger rock material in its core; it is concave upward. |