GEOSYNCLINE


Meaning of GEOSYNCLINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈsin-ˌklīn ]

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.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.