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Definition of Synclinal
1. Adjective. Sloping downward toward each other to create a trough.
Definition of Synclinal
1. a. Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet in a common point or line.
2. n. A synclinal fold.
Definition of Synclinal
1. Adjective. (chemistry) Describing a torsion angle between 30° and 90° ¹
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Definition of Synclinal
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Synclinal
Literary usage of Synclinal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1883)
"On the synclinal Structure of the Straits of Dover. ... From this it appears that
the Straits coincide with a synclinal having its lowest point about ..."
2. Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms by James Geikie (1898)
"Anticlinal mountains separated by a synclinal trough are thus in a state of
unstable equilibrium. ... On the other hand, the strata in the synclinal trough, ..."
3. Geology by Alexander Henry Green (1882)
"synclinal and Basin.—A case of a synclinal trough is shown in figs. 147, 148,
and 149, which are a map and sections of a part of a long synclinal in ..."
4. Common Minerals and Rocks by William Otis Crosby (1881)
"21) we find synclinal ridges and anticlinal valleys (Fig. 22). Besides the
anticlinal and synclinal folds already explained, there are folds that slope in ..."
5. The Principles of Economic Geology by William Harvey Emmons (1918)
"synclinal Deposits; Inverted Saddles; Troughs.—In some mining districts the ores
are concentrated in synclines or structural troughs. synclinal deposits may ..."
6. The Principles of Economic Geology by William Harvey Emmons (1918)
"synclinal Deposits; Inverted Saddles; Troughs. — In some mining districts the
ores are concentrated in synclines or structural troughs. ..."
7. Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the by Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.), United States General Land Office, United States Dept. of the Interior (1876)
"A well-marked Indian trail led us through a low, synclinal depression, which is
separated from the channel occupied by the river, by a long, narrow ridge or ..."
8. An Introduction to Geology by William Berryman Scott (1897)
"—synclinal limb of fold. (Willis.) the syncline may be shallow and widely open,
or with steep sides and angular bottom. Domes and Basins are special cases ..."
9. Report of the Annual Meeting (1883)
"On the synclinal Structure of the Straits of Dover. ... From this it appears that
the Straits coincide with a synclinal having its lowest point about ..."
10. Earth Sculpture; Or, The Origin of Land-forms by James Geikie (1898)
"Anticlinal mountains separated by a synclinal trough are thus in a state of
unstable equilibrium. ... On the other hand, the strata in the synclinal trough, ..."
11. Geology by Alexander Henry Green (1882)
"synclinal and Basin.—A case of a synclinal trough is shown in figs. 147, 148,
and 149, which are a map and sections of a part of a long synclinal in ..."
12. Common Minerals and Rocks by William Otis Crosby (1881)
"21) we find synclinal ridges and anticlinal valleys (Fig. 22). Besides the
anticlinal and synclinal folds already explained, there are folds that slope in ..."
13. The Principles of Economic Geology by William Harvey Emmons (1918)
"synclinal Deposits; Inverted Saddles; Troughs.—In some mining districts the ores
are concentrated in synclines or structural troughs. synclinal deposits may ..."
14. The Principles of Economic Geology by William Harvey Emmons (1918)
"synclinal Deposits; Inverted Saddles; Troughs. — In some mining districts the
ores are concentrated in synclines or structural troughs. ..."
15. Annual Report of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the by Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.), United States General Land Office, United States Dept. of the Interior (1876)
"A well-marked Indian trail led us through a low, synclinal depression, which is
separated from the channel occupied by the river, by a long, narrow ridge or ..."
16. An Introduction to Geology by William Berryman Scott (1897)
"—synclinal limb of fold. (Willis.) the syncline may be shallow and widely open,
or with steep sides and angular bottom. Domes and Basins are special cases ..."
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