syncline

American  

[sing-klahyn, sin-] / ˈsɪŋ klaɪn, ˈsɪn- /

noun

Geology.

1. a synclinal fold.

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syncline British  

/ ˈsɪŋklaɪn /

noun

1. a downward fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope towards a vertical axis Compare anticline

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syncline Scientific  

/ sĭn′klīn′ /

1. 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.

2. Compare anticline

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Other Word Forms

• synclinal adjective

Etymology

Origin of syncline

First recorded in 1870–75; back formation from synclinal

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• anticline vs. syncline

Example Sentences

But reflecting the deep concern of traditional owners over Rio's handling of the latest incident, Muntulgura Guruma elders halted the survey on its Brockman Syncline project - needed for the world's biggest iron ore miner to sustain its output.

From Reuters

She’s worked since 2012 in the Oregon wine industry, in the Willamette first and then the Gorge, where she spent three years working for Analemma, and more recently at Syncline, which makes an excellent array of wines.

From New York Times

Others like Syncline, Savage Grace and Idiot’s Grace are well worth your time, but I find these four particularly compelling.

From New York Times

Farther on, Syncline Wine Cellars was founded by a Mantone husband-wife team and named for a nearby geological feature, the Bingen Syncline.

From New York Times

Geology.—The rocks of Hertfordshire belong to the shallow syncline known as the London basin, the beds dipping in a south-easterly direction.

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