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synclinal definition

syn·cli·nal (sin klī′nəl)

adjective

  1. sloping downward in opposite directions so as to meet
  2. of, formed by, or forming a syncline

Etymology: < Gr synklinein, to incline together < syn-, together + klinein, to lean

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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