geosynclinal
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of geosynclinal
Example Sentences
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Extensive geosynclinal deposits exist around much of the coastline of most of the continents; there is a large geosyncline along the eastern edge of North America.
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The work of De Montessus showed that over 94 per cent. of all recorded shocks lie in the geosynclinal belts.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by John Joly
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