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syncline

syn·cline
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sing-klahyn, sin-]
    • /ˈsɪŋ klaɪn, ˈsɪn-/
    • /ˈsɪŋ.klaɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sing-klahyn, sin-]
    • /ˈsɪŋ klaɪn, ˈsɪn-/

Definitions of syncline word

  • noun syncline a synclinal fold. 1
  • noun syncline a downward fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope towards a vertical axis 0
  • noun syncline a down fold in stratified rocks from whose central axis the beds rise upward and outward in opposite directions 0

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Origin of syncline

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75; back formation from synclinal

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Parts of speech for Syncline

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

syncline popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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