orthogeosyncline

English

Etymology

From ortho- +‎ geosyncline.

Noun

orthogeosyncline (plural orthogeosynclines)

  1. (geology) A linear geosynclinal belt lying between continental and oceanic cratons, and having internal volcanic belts (eugeosynclinal) and external nonvolcanic belts (miogeosynclinal). Also known as geosynclinal couple; primary geosyncline.
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