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synclinorium
[ sing-kluh-nawr-ee-uhm, -nohr- ]
/ ˌsɪŋ kləˈnɔr i əm, -ˈnoʊr- /
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noun, plural syn·cli·no·ri·a [sing-kluh-nawr-ee-uh, -nohr-ee-uh], /ˌsɪŋ kləˈnɔr i ə, -ˈnoʊr i ə/, syn·cli·no·ri·ums.Geology.
a regional structure of general synclinal form that includes a series of smaller folds.
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OTHER WORDS FROM synclinorium
syn·cli·no·ri·al, syn·cli·no·ri·an, adjectiveWords nearby synclinorium
synchrotron radiation, synchro unit, synclastic, synclinal, syncline, synclinorium, Syncom, syncopate, syncopated, syncopation, syncope
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British Dictionary definitions for synclinorium
synclinorium
/ (ˌsɪŋklɪˈnɔːrɪəm) /
noun plural -ria (-rɪə)
a vast elongated syncline with its strata further folded into anticlines and synclines
Word Origin for synclinorium
C19: New Latin, from syncline + -orium, suffix indicating a place
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