miogeosyncline

noun

mio·​geosyncline

¦mī(ˌ)ō+

: a comparatively stable geosyncline in which sediments accumulate without contemporaneous volcanism compare eugeosyncline

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary mi- + geosyncline

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Rhymes for miogeosyncline

• geosyncline
• syncline