syncline

syncline
    a) [ landform ]
   A unit of folded strata that is concave upward whose core contains the stratigraphically younger rocks, and occurs at the earth’s surface. In a single syncline, beds forming the opposing limbs of the fold dip toward its axial plane.
   Compare: monocline, syncline, fold.
   SW & HP.
    b) [ structural geology ]
   A fold, at any depth, generally concave upward whose core contains the stratigraphically younger rocks.
   GG

Glossary of landform and geologic terms. 2013.

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  • Syncline — Syn*cline , n. (Geol.) A synclinal fold. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • syncline — 1873, back formation from SYNCLINAL (Cf. synclinal) …   Etymology dictionary

  • syncline — [sin′klīn΄] n. [back form. < SYNCLINAL] Geol. a down fold in stratified rocks from whose central axis the beds rise upward and outward in opposite directions: opposed to ANTICLINE …   English World dictionary

  • Syncline — In structural geology, a syncline is a downward curving fold, with layers that dip toward the center of the structure. A synclinorium is a large syncline with superimposed smaller folds. [Synclinorium. (2008). In Encyclopædia Britannica.… …   Wikipedia

  • syncline — sinklina statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Žemyn įlenkta (įgaubta) Žemės plutos sluoksnių raukšlė, kurios branduolyje slūgso jauniausi, o sparnuose – seniausi sluoksniai. atitikmenys: angl. synclinal fold; syncline vok. Mulde …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • syncline — loma statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Pailga uždara įgaubto reljefo forma lėkštais šlaitais. atitikmenys: angl. syncline; trough vok. Mulde, f rus. логовина, f …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • syncline — noun Etymology: back formation from synclinal Date: 1873 a trough of stratified rock in which the beds dip toward each other from either side compare anticline …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • syncline — /sing kluyn, sin /, n. Geol. a synclinal fold. [1870 75; back formation from SYNCLINAL] * * * …   Universalium

  • syncline — noun A concave upward fold in rock strata …   Wiktionary

  • syncline —    Downfolded stratum [16] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

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