eugeosyncline

[ yoo-jee-oh-sing-klahyn, -sin- ]

/ yuˌdʒi oʊˈsɪŋ klaɪn, -ˈsɪn- /

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noun Geology.

a former marine zone, bordering an ocean basin, marked by very thick deposits of sediment in which the products of volcanic activity are associated with clastic sediments.

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Origin of eugeosyncline

First recorded in 1940–45; eu- + geosyncline

OTHER WORDS FROM eugeosyncline

eu·ge·o·syn·cli·nal, adjective

Words nearby eugeosyncline

Eugenius I, Eugenius II, Eugenius III, Eugenius IV, eugenol, eugeosyncline, Euglena, euglenophyte, eugonic, euhedral, euhemerism