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Synclinal
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
A synclinal fold.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet in a common point or line.
2. Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane; as, a synclinal trough or valley; a synclinal fold; -- opposed to anticlinal.