syncline

[ˈsɪŋˌklaɪn] noun B2

a downward fold in rock layers

Word Origin From Greek syn- 'together' and klinein 'to lean' — a syncline is a geological fold where rock layers lean together, dipping inward toward a central axis. The opposite is anticline, where they lean away. The same klinein root gives us incline, decline, recline, and even climate (originally 'slope of the earth' toward the sun). And syn- appears in synonym, synergy, and symphony.

noun a downward fold in rock layers B2

A syncline is a fold in rock layers that bends downward like a U shape.

(名词) 向斜

向斜是岩层中向下弯曲的褶皱,形状像字母U。

(sustantivo) sinclinal [un pliegue descendente en capas de roca]

Un sinclinal es un pliegue en capas de roca que se curva hacia abajo en forma de U.

(nom) synclinal [pli concave vers le bas dans les couches de roches]

Un synclinal est un pli dans les couches rocheuses qui s'incurve vers le bas en forme de U.

(Substantiv) Mulde; Synklinale [eine nach unten gewölbte Falte in Gesteinsschichten, die wie ein U geformt ist]

Eine **syncline** ist eine Gesteinsfalte, die sich nach unten biegt.

(名詞) 地層が下方にU字状に折れ曲がった褶曲、向斜

向斜は地層がU字型に下方に曲がり込んだ褶曲のことである。

(substantivo) sinclinal [uma dobra descendente em camadas de rocha]

Um sinclinal é uma dobra em camadas de rocha que se curva para baixo em forma de U.

Synonyms: downfold trough depression Antonyms: anticline

noun A concave-upward fold in rock strata countable

The geologists identified a large syncline in the sedimentary rock layers of the canyon.

(名词) 向斜

地质学家在峡谷的沉积岩层中发现了一个巨大的向斜构造。

(sustantivo) sinclinal [Un pliegue cóncavo hacia arriba en estratos rocosos]

Los geólogos identificaron un gran **sinclinal** en las capas de roca sedimentaria del cañón.

(nom) synclinal [Pli des couches géologiques concave vers le haut, formant une cuvette.]

Les géologues ont identifié un grand synclinal dans les couches de roches sédimentaires du canyon.

(Substantiv) Mulde; Synklinale [Eine nach oben konkav geformte Falte in Gesteinsschichten.]

Die Geologen identifizierten eine große **Syncline** in den Sedimentschichten des Canyons.

(名詞) 地層の上向きに凹んだ褶曲。岩盤が U 字型または舟の形に曲がった地質構造。

地質学者たちは峡谷の堆積岩層に大規模な地向斜を確認した。

(substantivo) sinclinal [Uma dobra côncava para cima em estratos rochosos.]

Os geólogos identificaram um grande sinclinal nas camadas de rocha sedimentar do cânion.

Word parts: syn + cline

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