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Synclinal
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Synclinal
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective Synclinal has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
Synclinal, a. [Gr. to incline together; sy`n with + to incline.].
- Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet in a common point or line. [1913 Webster]
- Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane; as, a synclinal trough or valley; a synclinal fold; -- opposed to anticlinal. [1913 Webster]" A downward flexure in the case of folded rocks makes a synclinal axis, and the alternating upward flexure an anticlinal axis." [1913 Webster]
Synclinal, n.
A synclinal fold. [1913 Webster]
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