English Explanatory Dictionary

eugeosyncline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A narrow rapidly subsiding geosyncline usually with volcanic materials mingled with clastic sediments.

Word forms

eugeosyncline eugeosynclines

Etymology

From eu- + geosyncline; first known use: 1942.

Derived words

eugeosynclinal
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