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Geology. pertaining to a synclinal fold that involves a relatively large part of the earth's surface.
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geosyncline (ˌdʒiːəʊˈsɪŋklaɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a broad elongated depression in the earth's crust containing great thicknesses of sediment | |
| geosyn'clinal | |
| —adj | |
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Geosynclinal
is always a great word to know.
So is erosion. Does it mean:
| to dissolve out soluble constituents from ashes and soil by percolation |
| process where the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves |
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