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syncline

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋklʌɪn/
Definition of syncline

noun

Geology
  • a trough or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope upwards from the axis. Compare with anticline.

Derivatives

synclinal

Pronunciation: /-ˈklʌɪn(ə)l/
adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: from syn- 'together' + Greek klinein 'to lean', on the pattern of incline

syncline in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of syncline in the US English dictionary
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