- syn|cline
- syn|cline «SIHNG klyn», noun.Geology. a fold or folds of rock strata sloping downward from opposite directions so as to form a trough or inverted arch.
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eu|ge|o|syn|cline — «yoo JEE oh SIHN klyn», noun. Geology. a long, narrow geosyncline in which volcanic rocks abound. ╂[< eu + geosyncline] … Useful english dictionary
ge|o|syn|cline — «JEE oh SIHN klyn», noun. a broad, elongated, downward curve of the earth s crust … Useful english dictionary
syn — syn·a·del·phite; syn·aes·the·sis; syn·a·gog·al; syn·a·gogue; syn·al·lag·mat·ic; syn·a·loe·pha; syn·anastomosis; syn·an·ce·ja; syn·an·gial; syn·an·gi·um; syn·an·tec·tic; syn·an·thae; syn·an·thous; syn·an·thy; syn·a·phea; syn·aposematic;… … English syllables
cline — eco·cline; exo·cline; gen·o·cline; ge·o·cline; hel·i·cline; homo·cline; iso·cline; mi·cro·cline; mono·cline; notho·cline; peri·cline; re·cline; syn·cline; tet·ra·cy·cline; ther·mo·cline; topo·cline; an·thra·cy·cline; dox·y·cy·cline; hal·o·cline;… … English syllables
Martin Cline — noun American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934) • Syn: ↑Cline • Instance Hypernyms: ↑geneticist … Useful english dictionary
de|cline — «dih KLYN», verb, clined, clin|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to turn away from doing; refuse (to do something): »The boy declined to do what he was told. SYNONYM(S): reject. See syn. under refuse. (Cf. ↑refuse) … Useful english dictionary
syncline — syn·cline … English syllables
syncline — syn•cline [[t]ˈsɪŋ klaɪn, ˈsɪn [/t]] n. gel a synclinal fold • Etymology: 1870–75 … From formal English to slang
eugeosyncline — eu•ge•o•syn•cline [[t]yuˌdʒi oʊˈsɪŋ klaɪn, ˈsɪn [/t]] n. gel 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 • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
geosyncline — ge•o•syn•cline [[t]ˌdʒi oʊˈsɪn klaɪn[/t]] n. gel a portion of the earth s crust subjected to downward warping during a large span of geologic time • Etymology: 1890–95 ge o•syn•cli′nal, adj … From formal English to slang
