• (n.) the downward bend or subsidence of the earth`s crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range; -- opposed to geanticlinal.
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Ge`o·syn·cli'nal noun [ Greek
ge`a ,
gh^ , the earth + English
synclinal .]
(Geol.) the downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range; -- oppos...
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Geosynclinal is the downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range.
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