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Definition: GEOSYNCLINAL |
GEOSYNCLINALNoun1. The downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust, which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms the first step in the making of a mountain range; -- opposed to geanticlinal. |
Crosswords: GEOSYNCLINAL |
| English words defined with "GEOSYNCLINAL": Geanticlinal ♦ Synclinorium. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "GEOSYNCLINAL": geosyncline. (references) |
| "GEOSYNCLINAL" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "GEOSYNCLINAL" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 8 | 124,375 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
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Words ending with "GEOSYNCLINAL": eugeosynclinal. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "GEOSYNCLINAL" (pronounced 'Ge`o*syn*cli"nal'): Adrenal, Affinal, Anal, Annal, Antennal, Asternal, Autumnal, Binal, Caninal, Carnal, Cerebro-spinal, Coeternal, Crinal, Diuturnal, Duodenal, Epiclinal, Episternal, Equidiurnal, Equinal, Eviternal, Faunal, final, fraternal, Gastroduodenal, Geanticlinal, Gymnal, Hepatorenal, hibernal, Holorhinal, hymnal, Hyosternal, Infraspinal, Infrasternal, Interrenal, Intersternal, Jejunal, Latisternal, lienal, Lucernal, maternal, matutinal, Mediastinal, Mesosternal, Metasternal, Monoclinal, Omosternal, Paludinal, Paraphernal, Paternal, Penal. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-g-i-l-l-n-n-o-s-y" | |
-1 letter: congenially. | |
-2 letters: collegians. | |
-3 letters: aglycones, allogenic, cleansing, collagens, collegian, congenial, cyanogens, enclosing, genically, lanolines, longlines, lyonnaise, lysogenic, sonically, synclinal, yeanlings. | |
-4 letters: acyloins, aglycone, aglycons, alencons, allonges, alloying, alnicoes, anginose, callings, cannolis, canoeing, canonise, cleaning, clonings, coinages, collagen, collages, collegia, collying, congeals, cyanines, cyanogen, eanlings, encasing, enlacing, ensigncy, galleins, galleons, gasoline, genially, glycines, gynoecia, insanely. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-g-i-l-l-n-n-o-s-y" | |
+2 letters: eugeosynclinal. | |
+3 letters: congressionally. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 45 4F 53 59 4E 43 4C 49 4E 41 4C |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--. . --- ... -.--. -. -.-. .-.. .. -. .- .-.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01000101 01001111 01010011 01011001 01001110 01000011 01001100 01001001 01001110 01000001 01001100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G E O S Y N C L I N A L |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0045 004F 0053 0059 004E 0043 004C 0049 004E 0041 004C |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)413949535948374643483546 |
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