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Noun: syncline  'sin,klIn or 'sing,klIn or
  1. (geology) a downward-curving fold in rock strata, with layers that dip toward the centre of the structure
    "The geologists identified a large syncline in the sedimentary layers"

Derived forms: synclines

Type of: fold, folding

Encyclopedia: Syncline