Synclinal meaning

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Sloping downward from opposite directions to meet in a common point or line.
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(geology) Relating to, formed by, or forming a syncline.
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Sloping downward in opposite directions so as to meet.
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Of, formed by, or forming a syncline.
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(chemistry) Describing a torsion angle between 30° and 90°
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Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet in a common point or line.
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(geology) Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane.

A synclinal trough or valley; a synclinal fold.

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(geology) A synclinal fold.
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Origin of synclinal

  • From syn- +"Ž -clinal.

    From Wiktionary

Synclinal Sentence Examples

  • These valleys are not synclinal foldings of rocks; they seem to be erosion-valleys.

  • These bands are often concealed by more recent deposits, but it is clear that in this region the Devonian beds form a basin or synclinal with the Amazon for its axis.

  • In the basin of the Lower Amazon the Carboniferous beds lie within the Devonian synclinal and crop out on both sides of the river next to the Devonian bands.

  • The western half of the basin occupies a trough of synclinal structure; but the making of this syndine is so ancient that it cannot be directly connected with the occurrence of the lake to-day.

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