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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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