synclinorium

noun

syn·​cli·​no·​ri·​um

plural synclinoria

-ēə

: a compound flexure of the earth's crust having the form of an inverted anticlinorium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary syncline + New Latin -orium

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Rhymes for synclinorium

• auditorium
• cladosporium
• crematorium
• eupatorium
• moratorium
• sanatorium
• conservatorium
• helminthosporium
• corium
• emporium
• scriptorium
• tentorium