miogeoclinaladj.
/ˌmʌɪə(ʊ)ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈklʌɪnl/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪoʊˌdʒioʊˈklaɪn(ə)l/ Geology.
= miogeosynclinal adj.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > fold or dip > [adjective] > geosyncline
geosynclinal1873
orthogeosynclinal1941
eugeosynclinal1942
miogeosynclinal1942
parageosynclinal1951
miogeoclinal1971
eugeoclinal1972
1971 Nature 2 July 41/1 Several models..can be invoked to explain the eventual orogenic deformation of miogeoclinal continental margins.
1972 Sci. Amer. Mar. 33/1 The present Atlantic marine deposits closely resemble the ancient miogeoclinal foldbelts of the Paleozoic era and earlier.
1988 Nature 31 Mar. 429/1 Much of the island was assembled nearly in situ by deposition of miogeoclinal and/or continental slope strata.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1971- declination axis
- declination circle
- declination compass
- declination magnet
- declination-needle
- declinational
- declinationneedle
- declinations
- declinator
- declinatory
- declinatory exception
- declinatory plea
- declinature
- declinatures
- decline
- declined
- declinedness
- declinement
- decliner
- decliners
- declines
- declining
- declining dial
- declinist
- declinograph