miogeocline

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noun

An area of sedimentation that occurs along the passive margin of a continent.

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Meanings

nounmiogeocline (plural miogeoclines)

plural miogeoclines

  1. An area of sedimentation that occurs along the passive margin of a continent.

Origin

Coined in 1966 by Dietz and Holden from the miogeosyncline concept of the outdated geosynclinal theory.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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