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synclyne

Greek translation: (γεω)σύγκλινο(ς)

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English term or phrase:	syncline
Greek translation:	(γεω)σύγκλινο(ς)
Entered by:	Elena Petelos

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17:29 Mar 11, 2006

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Science - Geology / Geology

English term or phrase: synclyne

synclyne curve

srma

(γεω)σύγκλινο(ς)

Explanation:
You probably mean syncline (antonym for anticline):

a downfold of rock. Synclines preserve young rocks in their cores, with older rocks towards the outside.
www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm

A trough of stratified rock in which the beds dip toward each other from either side.
www.wisconline.com/wisconsin/geoprovinces/glossary.html

a rock fold which is open at the top; a downwarp.
www.radford.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG202/physprov/geolglos...

an elongated fold in sedimentary rock that resembles a trench, rock layers slope upwards in opposite directions from the central axis
mcmullans.org/geoweb/BasicPageListing/GLOSSARY.HTM

rocks arched downward, youngest layers in middle.
jan.ucc.nau.edu/~pju/lecture9-1.html

A fold of which the core contains the stratigraphically younger rocks; it is generally concave upward.
www.ngdir.ir/SiteLinks/Kids/html/structural%20geology_Folds...

A fold of rock layers that is convex downwards. An antonym of anticline.
www.doublestar.net/glossary/

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rls=GEUA%2CGEUA%3A2005-...

Σχ. ΣΤ.2: Στον πυρήνα του αντικλίνου παρατηρούνται τα παλιότερης ηλικίας γεωλογικά σώματα, ενώ στον πυρήνα του σύγκλινου τα νεότερα, α) 1. οριζόντια πτυχή, 2. Β. άξονας πτυχής κεκλιμμένης. β) Παράσταση πτυχών στον γεωλογικό χάρτη. 1. αντίκλινο, 2. σύγκλινο που κλίνουν προς τα ανατολικά (Billings, I972).