ge·o·syn·cline (j   -s n kl n)n. A usually elongate, basinlike depression along the edge of a continent, in which a thick sequence of sediments and volcanic deposits has accumulated. ge o·syn·clinal (-sn-kln l) adj. |
geosyncline [ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɪŋklaɪn]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) a broad elongated depression in the earth's crust containing great thicknesses of sediment
geosynclinal adj
| geosyncline (j-snkln) A usually elongate, basinlike depression along the edge of a continent, in which a thick sequence of sediments and volcanic deposits has accumulated. |
Translations
geosyncline [ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɪnklaɪn] n → geosinclinale f
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