SYNCLINORIUM

Etymology

Noun

synclinorium (plural synclinoriums or synclinoria)

(geology) A large syncline with superimposed smaller folds.

Source: Wiktionary


Syn`cli*no"ri*um, n.; pl. Synclinoria. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Geol.)

Definition: A mountain range owing its origin to the progress of a geosynclinal, and ending in a catastrophe of displacement and upturning. Dana.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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