EUGEOSYNCLINE


Meaning of EUGEOSYNCLINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)yü-ˌjē-ō-ˈsin-ˌklīn ]

noun

Date: 1942

: a narrow rapidly subsiding geosyncline usually with volcanic materials mingled with clastic sediments

• eu·geo·syn·cli·nal -(ˌ)sin-ˈklī-n ə l adjective

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