parageosyncline

parageosyncline
\\|parə+\ noun
Etymology: para- (I) + geosyncline
: a geosyncline within or adjacent to a craton and usually less elongated, shallower, and less persistent than an orthogeosyncline

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parageosyncline, -al
see para-1 1.

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  • parageosyncline — para·geosyncline …   English syllables

  • Geosyncline — In geology, geosyncline is a term still occasionally used for a subsiding linear trough that was caused by the accumulation of sedimentary rock strata deposited in a basin and subsequently compressed, deformed, and uplifted into a mountain range …   Wikipedia

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  • orthogeosyncline — |ȯ(r)thə+ noun Etymology: orth + geosyncline : a linear geosyncline between cratons compare parageosyncline …   Useful english dictionary

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