"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.)).
雙語例句
1. Spacings between anticlinal crests and synclinal troughs in the be equal in some series of folds.
巖層中的背斜峰和向斜谷之間的距離趨于相等.
來自互聯(lián)網
2. The experience of waterreclamation in synclinal axis illustrating at T 312 working face is introduced.