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Syncline - Definition and Overview

In geology, a syncline is an area of rock deformation that involves an upward slope to either side. The rock at the syncline is lower than the same stratum elsewhere. Synclines can be formed by numerous processes, including earthquakes and crustal compression.

See also anticline.

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