"sloping downward on both sides," 1833 (in Lyell), from -al (1) + Latinized form of stem of Greek synklinein "to incline, lean," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + klinein "to slope" (see lean (v.)).
双语例句
1. Spacings between anticlinal crests and synclinal troughs in the be equal in some series of folds.
岩层中的背斜峰和向斜谷之间的距离趋于相等.
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2. The experience of waterreclamation in synclinal axis illustrating at T 312 working face is introduced.
