geosyncline

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Etymology

Back-formation from geosynclinal.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dʒiːəʊˈsɪŋklʌɪn/

Noun

geosyncline (plural geosynclines)

1. (geology) A large, linear depression in the Earth's crust in which sediment accumulates.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 173:

     Forty years ago the crumpled and complex Mobile Belt of Newfoundland would have been considered a typical result of a deformed geosyncline.

Derived terms

• eugeosyncline
• miogeosyncline
• miogeocline
• orthogeosyncline