Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geosyncline

/dʒiːəʊˈsɪŋklʌɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: geosyn-cline
IPA: /dʒiːəʊˈsɪŋklʌɪn/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, linear depression in the Earth's crust in which sediment accumulates.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Forty years ago the crumpled and complex Mobile Belt of Newfoundland would have been considered a typical result of a deformed geosyncline."

Etymology

Back-formation from geosynclinal.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dʒiːəʊˈsɪŋklʌɪn/

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

geosynclines (plural)

Derived Forms

autogeosyncline eugeosyncline geosynclinal miogeocline miogeosyncline orthogeosyncline parageosyncline

Questions

How do you pronounce geosyncline?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒiːəʊˈsɪŋklʌɪn/.
What does geosyncline mean?: A large, linear depression in the Earth's crust in which sediment accumulates.
Where does geosyncline come from?: Back-formation from geosynclinal.

How to pronounce geosyncline

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “geosyncline”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/dʒiːəʊˈsɪŋklʌɪn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “geosyncline”.
Repeat and practice — Say “geosyncline” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.