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

synchro unit, synchysis, synchysis scintillans, synclastic, synclinal, syncline, synclinorium, synclitic, synclitism, synclonus, Syncom

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Example sentences from the Web for syncline

Hence the anticline noses out to the north and the syncline to the south.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
The whole mountain is part of a syncline, the beds dipping into it from the north-west and south-east.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various
On the north shore of the Island the strata rise slightly on the northern side of the syncline.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes
Looking north from the Central Downs over the Solent we are looking at a syncline.
The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight|J. Cecil Hughes

A downfold, where the strata dip from either side toward the axis of the trough, is called a syncline (Fig. 170).
The Elements of Geology|William Harmon Norton

British Dictionary definitions for syncline

syncline

/ (ˈsɪŋklaɪn) /

noun

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

Derived forms of syncline

synclinal, adjective

Word Origin for syncline

C19: from syn- + Greek klīnein to lean

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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.

单词	syncline
释义	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 synchro unit, synchysis, synchysis scintillans, synclastic, synclinal, syncline, synclinorium, synclitic, synclitism, synclonus, Syncom Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for syncline Hence the anticline noses out to the north and the syncline to the south. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5\|Various The whole mountain is part of a syncline, the beds dipping into it from the north-west and south-east. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3\|Various On the north shore of the Island the strata rise slightly on the northern side of the syncline. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight\|J. Cecil Hughes Looking north from the Central Downs over the Solent we are looking at a syncline. The Geological Story of the Isle of Wight\|J. Cecil Hughes A downfold, where the strata dip from either side toward the axis of the trough, is called a syncline (Fig. 170). The Elements of Geology\|William Harmon Norton British Dictionary definitions for syncline syncline / (ˈsɪŋklaɪn) / noun a downward fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope towards a vertical axisCompare anticline Derived forms of syncline synclinal, adjective Word Origin for syncline C19: from syn- + Greek klīnein to lean Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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