What does syncline mean?
Syncline means (geology) A concave-upward fold in rock strata.
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/ˈsɪn.klaɪn/ · noun
(geology) A concave-upward fold in rock strata.
Fontaine de Vaucluse, France, is the deepest known karst spring, -315 m. Lower parts were explored by a robot submersible. It is probably the ascending limb of a single loop in a syncline.
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Syncline means (geology) A concave-upward fold in rock strata.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include anticline.
Fontaine de Vaucluse, France, is the deepest known karst spring, -315 m. Lower parts were explored by a robot submersible. It is probably the ascending limb of a single loop in a syncline.
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