syncline

[ sing-klahyn, sin- ]
/ ˈsɪŋ klaɪn, ˈsɪn- /

noun Geology.

a synclinal fold.

Origin of syncline

First recorded in 1870–75; back formation from synclinal

Words nearby syncline

synchrotron radiation, synchysis, synchysis scintillans, synclastic, synclinal, syncline, synclinorium, synclitic, synclitism, synclonus, syncom

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British Dictionary definitions for syncline

syncline
/ (ˈsɪŋklaɪn) /

noun

a downward fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope towards a vertical axis Compare anticline

Derived forms of syncline

synclinal, adjective

Word Origin for syncline

C19: from syn- + Greek klīnein to lean

Scientific definitions for syncline

syncline
[ sĭn′klīn′ ]

A fold of rock layers that slope upward on both sides of a common low point. Synclines form when rocks are compressed by plate-tectonic forces. They can be as small as the side of a cliff or as large as an entire valley. Compare anticline.