"geosynclinal" meaning in English

See geosynclinal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more geosynclinal [comparative], most geosynclinal [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪnəl Etymology: geo- + synclinal Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-|id=incline}}, {{prefix|en|geo|synclinal}} geo- + synclinal Head templates: {{en-adj}} geosynclinal (comparative more geosynclinal, superlative most geosynclinal)
  1. (geology) Of the Earth's crust, bending downward or subsiding and permitting the gradual accumulation of sediment. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-geosynclinal-en-adj-26gPFlD5 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Noun

Forms: geosynclinals [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪnəl Etymology: geo- + synclinal Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-|id=incline}}, {{prefix|en|geo|synclinal}} geo- + synclinal Head templates: {{en-noun}} geosynclinal (plural geosynclinals)
  1. (geology) The downward bend or subsidence of the Earth's crust, which permits the gradual accumulation of sediment and hence forms the first step in the formation of a mountain range. Categories (topical): Geology
    Sense id: en-geosynclinal-en-noun-GPG0CgWT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with geo- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with geo-: 28 72 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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