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syncline Definition

syn·cline (sin′klīn′)

noun

Geol. a down fold in stratified rocks from whose central axis the beds rise upward and outward in opposite directions

Etymology: back-form. < synclinal

syncline Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: Along the various layers of rock a curve down is called a syncline, a curve in an upwards is called an anticline.

Adjective modifier

  • shallow: There is also shallow synclines plunging down dip on Casterton and Leck Fells.