English Explanatory Dictionary

geosyncline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large, linear depression in the Earth's crust in which sediment accumulates.

Pronunciation

/dʒiːəʊˈsɪŋklʌɪn/

Word forms

geosyncline geosynclines

Etymology

Back-formation from geosynclinal.

Derived words

autogeosyncline eugeosyncline geosynclinal miogeocline miogeosyncline orthogeosyncline parageosyncline
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