eugeosyncline
[ yoo-jee-oh-sing-klahyn, -sin- ]
/ yuˌdʒi oʊˈsɪŋ klaɪn, -ˈsɪn- /
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.
Origin of eugeosyncline
First recorded in 1940–45;
eu- +
geosyncline
OTHER WORDS FROM eugeosyncline
eu·ge·o·syn·cli·nal, adjectiveWords nearby eugeosyncline
eugenius i,
eugenius ii,
eugenius iii,
eugenius iv,
eugenol,
eugeosyncline,
euglena,
euglenophyte,
euglobulin,
euglycemia,
eugnathia