- sloping downward in opposite directions so as to meet
- of, formed by, or forming a syncline
Origin of synclinal
from Classical Greek synklinein, to incline together from syn-, together + klinein, to leansynclinal
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synclinal
adjective
- Sloping downward from opposite directions to meet in a common point or line.
- Geology Relating to, formed by, or forming a syncline.
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Adjective
(comparative more synclinal, superlative most synclinal)
- (chemistry) Describing a torsion angle between 30° and 90°
- Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet in a common point or line.
- (geology) Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane.
- a synclinal trough or valley; a synclinal fold
Origin
From syn- +"Ž -clinal.
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