📖 Definitions of "Synclines"
noun
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A concave-upward fold in rock strata
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Synclines"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| synclinalnoun | (geology) A synclinal fold. |
| synchondrosesnoun | — |
| synapsedverb | (intransitive) To form a synapse. |
| synchondrosisnoun | (anatomy) A form of only slightly moveable articulation between bones joined by hyaline cartilage, as in the spinal vertebrae. |
| geosynclinalnoun | (geology) The downward bend or subsidence of the Earth's crust, which permits the gradual accumulation of sediment and hence forms the first step in the formation of a mountain range. |
| synclinoriumnoun | (geology) A large syncline with superimposed smaller folds. |
| synchysisnoun | (rhetoric) Confused arrangement of words in a sentence |
| synkinetic | Of or relating to synkinesia. |
| synodicnoun | (astronomy) Of or pertaining to the conjunction of two or more heavenly bodies. |
| synizesisnoun | (prosody, phonetics, poetry) The fusion of two syllables into one without the formation of a recognized diphthong, especially to fit a certain poetic meter. |
| symmetriesnoun | Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis. |
| curvaturesnoun | The shape of something curved. |
| syncytiumnoun | (biology) A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei; a multinucleate cell resulting from cell fusions of mononuclear cells (for example, the cells that make up animal skeletal muscle). |
| syzygiesnoun | (astronomy, astrology) An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth, and Moon) such that one body is directly between the other two, such as occurs at an eclipse. |
| synchronic | (linguistics) Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history. |
| synostosisnoun | (physiology) The fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of a bony material |
| syncytialnoun | (biology) Of or pertaining to a syncytium. |
| synsetnoun | (information science) A set of one or more synonyms that are interchangeable in some context without changing the truth value of the proposition in which they are embedded. |
| anticlinesnoun | (geology) A fold with strata sloping downwards on each side. |
| monoclinal | (geology) Having one oblique inclination; applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation. |
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