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syncline

US/ˈsɪn.klaɪn/

syncline noun: a concave-upward fold in rock strata.

Noun

syncline (plural synclines)

  1. A concave-upward fold in rock strata
    • Fontaine de Vaucluse, France, is the deepest known karst spring, -315 m. Lower parts were explored by a robot submersible. It is probably the ascending limb of a single loop in a syncline.1988, Noel P. James, Philip W. Choquette, editors, Paleokarst, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 36

syncline meaning in Tamil

syncline in Tamil

கீழ்வளைவு

Antonyms of syncline

Forms of syncline

pluralsynclines

Origin of syncline

From syn- + -cline.

Words that rhyme with syncline

Questions about syncline

What does syncline mean?
Syncline means a concave-upward fold in rock strata.
What is syncline in Tamil?
Syncline in Tamil is கீழ்வளைவு. See Syncline meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is syncline?
Syncline is a noun.
How do you pronounce syncline?
Syncline is pronounced /ˈsɪn.klaɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of syncline?
The plural of syncline is synclines.

Words near syncline in the dictionary

  1. syncitium
  2. synclastic
  3. synclinal
  4. synclinally
  5. synclinals
  6. syncline
  7. synclines
  8. synclinical
  9. synclinoria
  10. synclinorium
  11. synclinoriums

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