syncline
pronunciation
How to pronounce syncline in British English:
UK [ˈsɪŋklaɪn]
How to pronounce syncline in American English:
US [ˈsɪnˌklaɪn]
Word Origin
- syncline (n.)
- 1855, back-formation from synclinal.
Example
- 1. In profile , the syncline is asymmetrical and called inclined fold .
- 2. The horses symbolize our syncline home more beautiful tomorrow !
- 3. A syncline is the opposite type of fold , having downwardly convex layers with young rocks in the core .
- 4. The compact fold structure area , anticline and . Syncline in north guizhou are often in opposite arrangement .
- 5. In hydrogeological survey of weining , the karst spring development were found at the turning of syncline and anticline this region , the direction is consistent with the fold axis direction , which has done some exploration and research .