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Synclinorium


Synˊcli-no′ri-um

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Noun.
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pl.
Synclinoria
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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] to lay together + [GREEK] mountain.]
(Geol.)
A mountain range owing its origin to the progress of a geosynclinal, and ending in a catastrophe of displacement and upturning.
Dana.

Definition 2024


synclinorium

synclinorium

English

Noun

synclinorium (plural synclinoriums or synclinoria)

  1. (geology) A large syncline with superimposed smaller folds.