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synclinal


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Synclinal  \Syn*cli"nal\,  a.  [Gr.  ?  to  incline  together;  sy`n 
  with  +  ?  to  incline.] 
  1.  Inclined  downward  from  opposite  directions,  so  as  to  meet 
  in  a  common  point  or  line 
 
  2.  (Geol.)  Formed  by  strata  dipping  toward  a  common  line  or 
  plane;  as  a  synclinal  trough  or  valley;  a  synclinal  fold; 
  --  opposed  to  anticlinal. 
 
  Note:  A  downward  flexure  in  the  case  of  folded  rocks  makes  a 
  synclinal  axis,  and  the  alternating  upward  flexure  an 
  anticlinal  axis. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Synclinal  \Syn*cli"nal\,  n.  (Geol.) 
  A  synclinal  fold. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  synclinal 
  adj  :  (geology)  sloping  downward  toward  each  other  to  create  a 
  trough  [ant:  {anticlinal}] 




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