eugeosyncline

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noun

A narrow rapidly subsiding geosyncline usually with volcanic materials mingled with clastic sediments.

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Meanings

nouneugeosyncline (plural eugeosynclines)

plural eugeosynclines

  1. geographyA narrow rapidly subsiding geosyncline usually with volcanic materials mingled with clastic sediments.

Origin

From eu- + geosyncline; first known use: 1942.

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APA

eugeosyncline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eugeosyncline

MLA

“eugeosyncline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eugeosyncline. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eugeosyncline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eugeosyncline.

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