geosynclinal

[ jee-oh-sin-klahyn-l ]

adjective
  1. Geology. pertaining to a synclinal fold that involves a relatively large part of the earth's surface.

Origin of geosynclinal

1
First recorded in 1870–75; geo- + synclinal

Words Nearby geosynclinal

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