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Synclinal
Syn-cli′nal
,Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK] to incline together;
σύν
with + [GREEK] 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
.☞ A downward flexure in the case of folded rocks makes a synclinal axis, and the alternating upward flexure an anticlinal axis.
Syn-cli′nal
,Noun.
(Geol.)
A synclinal fold.