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parageosyncline

parageosyncline noun: a geosyncline within or adjacent to a craton and usually less elongated, shallower, and less persistent than an orthogeosyncline.

Noun

parageosyncline (plural parageosynclines)

  1. A geosyncline within or adjacent to a craton and usually less elongated, shallower, and less persistent than an orthogeosyncline.

Forms of parageosyncline

pluralparageosynclines

Origin of parageosyncline

From para- + geosyncline.

Questions about parageosyncline

What does parageosyncline mean?
Parageosyncline means a geosyncline within or adjacent to a craton and usually less elongated, shallower, and less persistent than an orthogeosyncline.
What part of speech is parageosyncline?
Parageosyncline is a noun.
What is the plural of parageosyncline?
The plural of parageosyncline is parageosynclines.

Words near parageosyncline in the dictionary

  1. paragenetic
  2. paragenetically
  3. paragenic
  4. paragenital
  5. parageosynclinal
  6. parageosyncline
  7. parageosynclines
  8. parages
  9. parageusia
  10. parageusic
  11. parageusis

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