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.
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