单词 | syncline |
释义 | syncline in British English (ˈsɪŋklaɪn) noun a downward fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope towards a vertical axis Compare anticlineDerived forms synclinal (synˈclinal) adjective Word origin C19: from syn- + Greek klīnein to leansyncline in American English (ˈsɪnˌklaɪn) noun Geology a down fold in stratified rocks from whose central axis the beds rise upward and outward in opposite directions see also anticline Word origin back-form. < synclinal |
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