Pronunciation: ( ˌ )yü- ˌ j ē - ō - ' sin- ˌ kl ī n
Function: noun
Date: 1942
: a narrow rapidly subsiding geosyncline usually with volcanic materials mingled with clastic sediments
– eu · geo · syn · cli · nal \ -( ˌ )sin- ' kl ī -n ə l \ adjective
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )yü- ˌ j ē - ō - ' sin- ˌ kl ī n
Function: noun
Date: 1942
: a narrow rapidly subsiding geosyncline usually with volcanic materials mingled with clastic sediments
– eu · geo · syn · cli · nal \ -( ˌ )sin- ' kl ī -n ə l \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012