Syncline
noun, Geology.
1.
a synclinal fold.
noun
1.
a downward fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope towards a vertical axis Compare anticline
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.
Read Also:
- Synclinorium
[sing-kluh-nawr-ee-uh m, -nohr-] /ˌsɪŋ kləˈnɔr i əm, -ˈnoʊr-/ noun, plural synclinoria [sing-kluh-nawr-ee-uh, -nohr-ee-uh] /ˌsɪŋ kləˈnɔr i ə, -ˈnoʊr i ə/ (Show IPA), synclinoriums. Geology. 1. a regional structure of general synclinal form that includes a series of smaller folds. synclinorium /ˌsɪŋklɪˈnɔːrɪəm/ noun (pl) -ria (-rɪə) 1. a vast elongated syncline with its strata further folded […]
- Synclitism
synclitism syn·cli·tism (sĭn’klĭ-tĭz’əm, sĭng’-) n. The condition of parallelism between the plane of the pelvis and that of the fetal head.
- Synclonus
synclonus syn·clo·nus (sĭn’klō’nəs) n. Clonic spasm or tremor of several muscles at the same time. A disease characterized by such spasms or tremors.
- Syncom
noun, U.S. Aerospace. 1. one of a series of experimental communications satellites that were the first to be placed in geostationary orbit. noun 1. a communications satellite in stationary orbit
- Syncopal
noun 1. Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne’er. 2. Pathology. brief loss of consciousness associated with transient cerebral anemia, as in heart block, sudden lowering of the blood pressure, etc.; fainting. noun 1. (pathol) a technical word for […]