synclinal

1. 1.

   sloping downward toward each other to create a trough

   Antonymsanticlinal

   geology

Questions about synclinal

What does synclinal mean?

synclinal means "sloping downward toward each other to create a trough".

How many syllables are in synclinal?

synclinal has 3 syllables: syn-cli-nal. The stress falls on "syn".

What is the opposite of synclinal?

The recorded antonyms are anticlinal.

Is synclinal a common word?

synclinal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.