'Synclinal' definitions:
Definition of 'synclinal'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Sloping downward toward each other to create a trough [ant: anticlinal]
Definition of 'Synclinal'
From: GCIDE
- Synclinal \Syn*cli"nal\, n. (Geol.) A synclinal fold. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Synclinal'
From: GCIDE
- Synclinal \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Geol.) Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane; as, a synclinal trough or valley; a synclinal fold; -- opposed to anticlinal. [1913 Webster]
- Note: A downward flexure in the case of folded rocks makes a synclinal axis, and the alternating upward flexure an anticlinal axis. [1913 Webster]