appalachian geosyncline

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Definition of appalachian geosyncline in English English dictionary

Great downbuckle in the Earth's crust in the region of the present Appalachian Mountains. It was in the Appalachians that James Hall first worked out the geosynclinal theory of mountain building (see geosyncline)

Hyphenation

Ap·pa·la·chi·an ge·o·syn·cline

Turkish pronunciation

äpıleyşın ciōsînklayn

Pronunciation

/ˌapəˈlāsʜən ˌʤēōˈsənklīn/ /ˌæpəˈleɪʃən ˌʤiːoʊˈsɪnklaɪn/