Geosynclinal
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Geosynclinal is an adjective meaning (geology) Of the Earth's crust, bending downward or subsiding and permitting the gradual accumulation of sediment.
Meaning
(geology) Of the Earth's crust, bending downward or subsiding and permitting the gradual accumulation of sediment.
More Meanings
- (geology) Of or pertaining to a geosyncline
- geosyncline
Word Forms
- geosynclinals
Antonyms for geosynclinal
Common opposites include geanticlinal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include autogeosynclinal, synsedimentary, miogeosynclinal, eugeosynclinal, descensional, geotectonic.
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