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SYNCLINAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does synclinal mean?
• SYNCLINAL (adjective)
The adjective SYNCLINAL has 1 sense:
1. sloping downward toward each other to create a trough
Familiarity information: SYNCLINAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sloping downward toward each other to create a trough
Domain category:
geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)
Antonym:
anticlinal (sloping downward away from a common crest)
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