Meaning Of The Word Geosyncline

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Geosyncline Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Geosyncline?

geosyncline in American English
a very large, troughlike depression in the earth's surface containing masses of sedimentary and volcanic rocks
noun: a portion of the earth's crust subjected to downward warping during a large span of geologic time; a geosynclinal fold

geosyncline in British English
noun: a broad elongated depression in the earth's crust containing great thicknesses of sediment

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