APPALACHIAN GEOSYNCLINE

Meaning of APPALACHIAN GEOSYNCLINE in English

Great downbuckle in the Earth's crust in the region of the present Appalachian Mountains.

It was in the Appalachians that James Hall first worked out the geosynclinal theory of mountain building (see geosyncline ).

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APPALACHIAN GEOSYNCLINE — Great downbuckle in the Earth's crust in the region of the present Appalachian Mountains . It was in the Appalachians …
Английский словарь Британика
GEOSYNCLINE — noun Date: 1895 a great downward flexure of the earth's crust, geosynclinal adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
APPALACHIAN — noun Date: 1949 a white native or resident of the ~ mountain area
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
GEOSYNCLINE — I Linear trough of subsidence of the Earth's crust, in which vast amounts of sediment accumulate. The filling of a …
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APPALACHIAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=Appalachian Geosyncline">Appalachian Geosyncline Appalachian Mountains Appalachian National Scenic Trail Appalachian orogenic belt
Английский словарь Британика
APPALACHIAN — I. |apə|lāchən, chiefly southeastern United States -achən, -āshən, also -chēən sometimes -āshēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: probably irregular from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GEOSYNCLINE — noun or geo·synclinal “+ Etymology: ge- + syncline, synclinal : a great downward flexure of the earth's crust — opposed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APPALACHIAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains.
Английский словарь Webster
APPALACHIAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GEOSYNCLINE — /jee'oh sin"kluyn/ , n. Geol. a portion of the earth's crust subjected to downward warping during a large span of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APPALACHIAN — /ap'euh lay"chee euhn, -cheuhn, -lach"ee euhn, lach"euhn/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Appalachian Mountains. 2. of or …
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GEOSYNCLINE — n. downward curve of the Earth's surface (Geology)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
APPALACHIAN — adj. of the Appalachian Mountains (USA)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GEOSYNCLINE — noun Date: 1895 : a great downward flexure of the earth's crust • geo·syn·cli·nal -ˌsin-ˈklī-nəl adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
APPALACHIAN — noun Date: 1949 : a white native or resident of the Appalachian mountain area
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
APPALACHIAN — adj of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the united states, commonly called the allegheny mountains.
Webster English vocab
GEOSYNCLINE — [geo.syn.cline] n (1895): a great downward flexure of the earth's crust--compare geanticline -- geo.syn.cli.nal adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APPALACHIAN — [Ap.pa.la.chian] n (1888): a white native or resident of the Appalachian mountain area
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GEOSYNCLINE — linear trough of subsidence of the Earth's crust within which vast amounts of sediment accumulate. The filling of a geosyncline …
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GEOSYNCLINE — n. Andean Geosyncline Appalachian Geosyncline Cordilleran Geosyncline
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GEOSYNCLINE — n. Linear trough of subsidence of the Earth's crust, in which vast amounts of sediment accumulate. The filling of a …
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APPALACHIAN — adj. Appalachian Revolution Appalachian Geosyncline Appalachian Mountains Appalachian National Scenic Trail Appalachian orogenic belt
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GEOSYNCLINE — геосинклиналь (геология) геосинклиналь
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPALACHIAN — аппалачский
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPALACHIAN — Appalachian
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GEOSYNCLINE — Теория геосинклиналей
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GEOSYNCLINE — n геол. геосинклиналь
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GEOSYNCLINE — геосинклиналь
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
APPALACHIAN — аппалачинский
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GEOSYNCLINE — (n) геосинклиналь
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GEOSYNCLINE — n геол. геосинклиналь
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
GEOSYNCLINE — n геол. геосинклиналь
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GEOSYNCLINE — геосинклиналь
Англо-Русский физический словарь
GEOSYNCLINE — геосинклиналь
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
GEOSYNCLINE — геосинклиналь - rift geosyncline
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
GEOSYNCLINE — геосинклиналь (геология) геосинклиналь
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPALACHIAN — аппалачский
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPALACHIAN — Appalachian
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPALACHIAN — аппалачинский
Англо-Русский словарь
CORDILLERAN GEOSYNCLINE — Linear trough in the Earth's crust in which rocks of Late Precambrian to Mesozoic Age (roughly 600–65 million years ago) …
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APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS — Mountain system, eastern North America. The Appalachians, among the oldest mountains on earth, extend almost 2,000 mi (3,200 km) from …
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OUACHITA GEOSYNCLINE — a linear trough in the Earth's crust in which rocks of the Paleozoic Era (from 225,000,000 to 570,000,000 years ago) …
Britannica English vocabulary
GREAT APPALACHIAN VALLEY — also called Great Valley Region, longitudinal chain of valley lowlands of the Appalachian mountain system of North America. Extending from …
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EAST GREENLAND GEOSYNCLINE — a linear trough in the Earth's crust in which a fragmentary belt of rocks of late Precambrian and early and …
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CORDILLERAN GEOSYNCLINE — a linear trough in the Earth's crust in which rocks of Late Precambrian to Mesozoic age (roughly 600 million to …
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APPALACHIAN OROGENIC BELT — an old mountain range that extends for more than 3,000 km (1,860 miles) along the eastern margin of North America …
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APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS — The Appalachian Mountains. also called Appalachians, great highland system of North America, the eastern counterpart of the Rocky Mountains. Extending …
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ANDEAN GEOSYNCLINE — a linear trough in the Earth's crust in which rocks of the Mesozoic Era (245 to 66.4 million years ago) …
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CORDILLERAN GEOSYNCLINE — Linear trough in the Earth's crust in which rocks of Late Precambrian to Mesozoic Age (roughly 60065 million years ago) …
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APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS — Mountain system, eastern North America. The Appalachians, among the oldest mountains on earth, extend almost 2,000 mi (3,200 km) from …
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GREAT APPALACHIAN VALLEY — Большая Аппалачская долина (Большая долина) Система продольных долин на востоке Северной Америки, в Аппалачских горах [Appalachian Mountains] между Голубым хребтом [Blue …
ALLEGHENIAN OROGENY — formerly Appalachian Revolution Mountain-building event that affected the Appalachian Geosyncline in the late The Alleghenian orogeny is most pronounced in …
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TRIASSIC PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. first period of …
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INTERIOR LOWLANDS — the broad, generally flat areas of the central part of the North American continent. The name is used in regional …
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FRANKLIN — county, west-central Maine, U.S. It consists of a mountainous region bordered to the northwest by Quebec, Can. Some of the …
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ALLEGHENIAN OROGENY — a mountain-building event that affected the Appalachian Geosyncline in late Paleozoic (Permian) time, from about 300 million to 250 million …
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ACADIAN OROGENY — a mountain-building event that affected the northern portion of the Appalachian Geosyncline from present-day New York to Newfoundland during the …
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ALLEGHENIAN OROGENY — formerly Appalachian Revolution Mountain-building event that affected the Appalachian Geosyncline in the late Permian period (c. 286248 million years ago). …
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