eugeosyncline: Meaning and Definition of

eu•ge•o•syn•cline

Pronunciation: (y-jē"ō-sing'klīn, -sin'-), [key]
— n. Geol.
  1. a former marine zone, bordering an ocean basin, marked by very thick deposits of sediment in which the products of volcanic activity are associated with clastic sediments.
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