geosynclinal

Speech parts

1. geosynclinal - Noun

2. geosynclinal - Adjective

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

serpentine curved bent wavy tortuous sinuous billowy curvaceous labyrinthine curvy incurved undulant meandering

Antonyms

direct noble moral pure straight valid
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Related terms

Webster's Dictionary geosyncline Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Close letter words and terms

geosynchronous orbit geosynchronously geosynchrotron geosyncline geosynonym geosynthetic