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Meaning of 'synclinal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Synclinal [ a.]
- Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet in a common point or line.
- Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane; as, a synclinal trough or valley; a synclinal fold; -- opposed to anticlinal.
2 . Synclinal [ n.]
- A synclinal fold.

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syn- synacme synacmy synaeresis synagogical synagogue synalepha synallagmatic synallaxine synaloepha

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