| 单词 | geosyncline |
| 释义 | geosyncline[ jee-oh-sin-klahyn ] / ˌdʒi oʊˈsɪn klaɪn / noun Geology.a portion of the earth's crust subjected to downward warping during a large span of geologic time; a geosynclinal fold. Origin of geosynclineFirst recorded in 1890–95; geo- + syncline Words nearby geosynclinegeostrophic, geostrophic wind, geosynchronous, geosynchronous satellite, geosynclinal, geosyncline, geotag, geotaxis, geotechnical, geotectonic, geotextile Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for geosyncline
British Dictionary definitions for geosynclinegeosyncline / (ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɪŋklaɪn) / nouna broad elongated depression in the earth's crust containing great thicknesses of sediment Derived forms of geosynclinegeosynclinal, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for geosynclinegeosyncline [ jē′ō-sĭn′klīn′ ] A usually elongate, basinlike depression along the edge of a continent, in which a thick sequence of sediments and volcanic deposits has accumulated. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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