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syneclises

syneclises is the plural of syneclise.

Meaning of syneclise

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

Questions about syneclises

What is syneclises the plural of?
Syneclises is the plural of syneclise.

Words near syneclises in the dictionary

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

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