synclinal

3 definitions found

synclinal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

  Synclinal \Syn*cli"nal\, n. (Geol.)
     A synclinal fold.
     [1913 Webster]

synclinal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  synclinal
      adj 1: sloping downward toward each other to create a trough
             [ant: anticlinal]