geosynclinal - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'geosynclinal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Geosynclinal

[ n.]

- the downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range; -- opposed to geanticlinal.

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geocentric geocentrical geocentrically geocronite geocyclic geode geodephagous geodesic geodesical geodesist

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