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downfold

downfold noun: a syncline.

Noun

downfold (plural downfolds)

  1. A syncline.

Forms of downfold

pluraldownfolds

Origin of downfold

From down + fold.

Questions about downfold

What does downfold mean?
Downfold means a syncline.
What part of speech is downfold?
Downfold is a noun.
What is the plural of downfold?
The plural of downfold is downfolds.

Words near downfold in the dictionary

  1. downflooding points
  2. downfloods
  3. downflow
  4. downflowing
  5. downflows
  6. downfold
  7. downfolded
  8. downfolding
  9. downfoldings
  10. downfolds
  11. downforce

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