syncline
Syllabification: (syn·cline)
Pronunciation: /ˈsinˌklīn/
Definition of syncline
noun
Geology- a trough or fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope upward from the axis. Compare with anticline.
Derivatives
Origin:
late 19th century: from syn- 'together' + Greek klinein 'to lean', on the pattern of incline