synclinal
English
Etymology
Adjective
synclinal (comparative more synclinal, superlative most synclinal)
- (chemistry) Describing a torsion angle between 30° and 90°
- Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet in a common point or line.
- 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 75:
- The doctor's eyebrows had gone synclinal from puzzlement without his awareness.
- 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 75:
- (geology) Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane.
- a synclinal trough or valley; a synclinal fold
Antonyms
- (geology): anticlinal
Translations
formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane
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Noun
synclinal (plural synclinals)
Translations
synclinal fold
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