synclinal
pronunciation
How to pronounce synclinal in British English:
UK [sɪn'klaɪnl]
How to pronounce synclinal in American English:
US [sɪn'klaɪnəl]
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- Adjective:
- sloping downward toward each other to create a trough
Word Origin
- synclinal (adj.)
- "sloping downward on both sides," 1833 (in Lyell), from -al (1) + Latinized form of stem of Greek synklinein "to incline, lean," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + klinein "to slope" (see lean (v.)).
Example
- 1. The smectitic is originated byconversion of the smectite transported from the open marine environment to the synclinal basins .
- 2. Based on the observation that the smectitic is originated by conversion of the smectitetransported to the synclinal basins from the open marine environment , the present study focuses onthe origin of the precursor smectite converted to smectitic is .
- 3. The research shows that it is high stress region at both schank and axis above neutral layer , low pressure field below the neutral layer . The shorter the distance is to synclinal axis , the larger the stress and the grads .