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syncline /ˈsɪŋklʌɪn /noun GeologyA trough or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope upwards from the axis. Compare with anticline.A series of synclines and anticlines developed within the basin at several localities but most prominently south of the Aghios Georgios fault zone....- The faults have a systematic geometric relationship with folds, with anticlines in the mutual hanging walls of fault pairs and broader footwall synclines that define the shallow dish forms of the polygons.
- A series of transverse anticlines and synclines are observed that have axes orientated NE-SW, approximately perpendicular to the fault zone.
Derivatives synclinal /sɪŋˈklʌɪn(ə)l/ adjective ...- It is distinguished from adjacent terranes of similar age by its open synclinal structure, obviously fossiliferous character, the thickness of essentially conformable strata, and the predominance of volcaniclastic rocks.
- The tendency towards hydrostatic equilibrium would force magma updip beyond the synclinal axis, and cause the greatest thickness of magma to accumulate at the bottom of the sill.
- Local unconformities and deposition in the foreland basin and intra-mountain synclinal basins occurred in discrete phases.
Origin Late 19th century: from syn- 'together' + Greek klinein 'to lean', on the pattern of incline. |