Standard Lemma guide

synclinal

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -aɪnəl

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having or relating to a torsion angle between 30° and 90°

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet in a common point or line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • a synclinal trough or valley
  • a synclinal fold

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A synclinal fold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

sloping downward toward each other to create a trough

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: anticlinal

History

Etymology

From syn- + -clinal.

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: synklinální — formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane
  • Finnish: synkliininen — formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane
  • French: synclinal — formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane
  • Hindi: अभिनतीय (abhinatīya) — formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane
  • Polish: synklinalny — formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane
  • Portuguese: sinclinal — formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane
  • Basque: sinklinal — synclinal fold
  • Belarusian: сінкліналь (sinklinalʹ) — synclinal fold
  • Belarusian: геасінкліналь (hjeasinklinalʹ) — synclinal fold
  • Belarusian: сінклінальная складка (sinklinalʹnaja skladka) — synclinal fold
  • Bulgarian: синклинала (sinklinala) — synclinal fold
  • Catalan: sinclinal — synclinal fold
  • Chinese Mandarin: 向斜 (xiàngxié) — synclinal fold
  • Czech: synklinála — synclinal fold
  • Dutch: syncline — synclinal fold
  • Esperanto: synklinale — synclinal fold
  • Estonian: sünklinaal — synclinal fold
  • Finnish: synkliini — synclinal fold
  • French: synclinal — synclinal fold
  • Georgian: სინკლინი (sinḳlini) — synclinal fold
  • German: Synklinale — synclinal fold
  • Hebrew: קער — synclinal fold
  • Hindi: अभिनति (abhinati) — synclinal fold
  • Irish: cuaschlaonas — synclinal fold
  • Italian: sinclinale — synclinal fold
  • Japanese: 向斜 (kousha) — synclinal fold
  • Kazakh: cинклиналь (cinklinal) — synclinal fold
  • Malayalam: അഭിനതി (abhinati) — synclinal fold
  • Norwegian: synklinal — synclinal fold
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: synklinal — synclinal fold
  • Persian: ناودیس — synclinal fold
  • Polish: synklina — synclinal fold
  • Polish: łęk — synclinal fold
  • Portuguese: sinclínio — synclinal fold
  • Romanian: sinclinal — synclinal fold
  • Russian: синклиналь (sinklinalʹ) — synclinal fold
  • Russian: геосинклиналь (geosinklinalʹ) — synclinal fold
  • Russian: синклинальная скла́дка (sinklinalʹnaja skládka) — synclinal fold
  • Serbo-Croatian: sinklinala — synclinal fold
  • Serbo-Croatian: cинклинала — synclinal fold
  • Slovak: synklinála — synclinal fold
  • Slovene: sinklinala — synclinal fold
  • Spanish: sinclinal — synclinal fold
  • Turkish: senklinal — synclinal fold
  • Ukrainian: синкліна́ль (synklinálʹ) — synclinal fold
  • Vietnamese: nếp uốn lõm — synclinal fold
  • Vietnamese: nếp lõm — synclinal fold