synclinorium

synclinorium
synclinorial, synclinorian, adj.
/sing'kleuh nawr"ee euhm, -nohr"-/, n., pl. synclinoria /-nawr"ee euh, -nohr"ee euh/, synclinoriums. Geol.
a regional structure of general synclinal form that includes a series of smaller folds. Cf. anticlinorium.
[1875-80; < NL; see SYNCLINE, -ORY2]

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