Meaning Of The Word Syncline

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What's The Definition Of Syncline?

syncline in American English
a down fold in stratified rocks from whose central axis the beds rise upward and outward in opposite directions
noun: a synclinal fold

syncline in British English
noun: a downward fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope towards a vertical axis

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