synclinal
adjective, noun
synclinal is spelled S-Y-N-C-L-I-N-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, synclinal means “Having or relating to a torsion angle between 30° and 90°” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in synclinal?
| Letters | 9: S-Y-N-C-L-I-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is synclinal?
Synclinal appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce synclinal?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-synclinal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of synclinal
- more synclinal comparative
- most synclinal superlative
- synclinals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does synclinal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having or relating to a torsion angle between 30° and 90°
- 2
Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet in a common point or line.
- 3
Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane.
a synclinal trough or valley
noun
- 1
A synclinal fold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Synclinal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does synclinal come from?
From syn- + -clinal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).