synclinorium
[ sing-kluh-nawr-ee-uh m, -nohr- ]
/ ˌsɪŋ kləˈnɔr i əm, -ˈnoʊr- /
noun, plural syn·cli·no·ri·a [sing-kluh-nawr-ee-uh, -nohr-ee-uh] /ˌsɪŋ kləˈnɔr i ə, -ˈnoʊr i ə/, syn·cli·no·ri·ums. Geology.
a regional structure of general synclinal form that includes a series of smaller folds.
Compare
anticlinorium.
OTHER WORDS FROM synclinorium
syn·cli·no·ri·al, syn·cli·no·ri·an, adjectiveWords nearby synclinorium
synchysis,
synchysis scintillans,
synclastic,
synclinal,
syncline,
synclinorium,
synclitic,
synclitism,
synclonus,
syncom,
syncopal
British Dictionary definitions for synclinorium
synclinorium
/ (ˌsɪŋklɪˈnɔːrɪəm) /
noun plural -ria (-rɪə)
a vast elongated syncline with its strata further folded into anticlines and synclines
Word Origin for synclinorium
C19: New Latin, from
syncline +
-orium, suffix indicating a place