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miogeocline

miogeocline noun: an area of sedimentation that occurs along the passive margin of a continent.

Noun

miogeocline (plural miogeoclines)

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

Forms of miogeocline

pluralmiogeoclines

Origin of miogeocline

Coined in 1966 by Dietz and Holden from the miogeosyncline concept of the outdated geosynclinal theory.

Words formed from miogeocline

Questions about miogeocline

What does miogeocline mean?
Miogeocline means an area of sedimentation that occurs along the passive margin of a continent.
What part of speech is miogeocline?
Miogeocline is a noun.
What is the plural of miogeocline?
The plural of miogeocline is miogeoclines.

Words near miogeocline in the dictionary

  1. Miocenic
  2. Miodonka
  3. Mioduszewski
  4. miofloral
  5. miogeoclinal
  6. miogeocline
  7. miogeoclines
  8. miogeosynclinal
  9. miogeosyncline
  10. miogeosynclines
  11. miombo

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