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Definition of Sinclinal

Syn*cli"nal (?), a. [Gr. &?; to incline together; sy`n with + &?; to incline.] 1. Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet in a common point or line.

2. (Geol.) Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane; as, a synclinal trough or valley; a synclinal fold; -- opposed to anticlinal.

&fist; A downward flexure in the case of folded rocks makes a synclinal axis, and the alternating upward flexure an anticlinal axis.

Syn*cli"nal, n. (Geol.) A synclinal fold.

Syn*cli"nal (?), a. [Gr. &?; to incline together; sy`n with + &?; to incline.] 1. Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet in a common point or line.

2. (Geol.) Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane; as, a synclinal trough or valley; a synclinal fold; -- opposed to anticlinal.

&fist; A downward flexure in the case of folded rocks makes a synclinal axis, and the alternating upward flexure an anticlinal axis.

Syn*cli"nal, n. (Geol.) A synclinal fold.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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