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syneclise

syneclise noun: a large, shallow depression formed on a continental platform due to slow subsidence.

Noun

syneclise (plural syneclises)

  1. A large, shallow depression formed on a continental platform due to slow subsidence.
    • In the Ronne syneclise the thickness of sedimentary cover reaches 13.5 km and the folded basement has a complex relief owing to block movements along faults of different rank.1983, R. L. Oliver, Antarctic Earth Science, page 196

Forms of syneclise

pluralsyneclises

Questions about syneclise

What does syneclise mean?
Syneclise means a large, shallow depression formed on a continental platform due to slow subsidence.
What part of speech is syneclise?
Syneclise is a noun.
What is the plural of syneclise?
The plural of syneclise is syneclises.

Words near syneclise in the dictionary

  1. synechoxanthin
  2. synechthry
  3. synecious
  4. synecism
  5. synecisms
  6. syneclise
  7. syneclises
  8. synecologic
  9. synecological
  10. synecologically
  11. synecologies

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