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Meaning of syncline | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɪn.klaɪn

Definitions

A concave-upward fold in rock strata

Equivalents

Bosanski sinklinala
Suomi synkliini
Hrvatski sinklinala
Polski łęk łękowy
Српски sinklinala
Türkçe tekne

Examples

“Fontaine de Vaucluse, France, is the deepest known karst spring, -315 m. Lower parts were explored by a robot submersible. It is probably the ascending limb of a single loop in a syncline.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

synclinorium synclite syncoilin syncollin Syncom Syncopate

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