English Explanatory Dictionary

geosynclinal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of the Earth's crust, bending downward or subsiding and permitting the gradual accumulation of sediment.
  2. Of or pertaining to a geosyncline
noun
  1. geosyncline

Word forms

geosynclinal geosynclinals

Etymology

From geo- + synclinal.

Antonyms

geanticlinal
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