Word: geosynclinal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ge
o
syn
cli
nal
Definition: Of the Earth's crust, bending downward or subsiding and permitting the gradual accumulation of sediment.
Morphemes:
Affix: geo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Earth
Affix: syn-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: concomitant; an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
Etymology Compounds: Affix: συν-
Language: grc
Decoded: sun-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: with, together, co-, syn-
Affix: -clinal
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: having a specified slope
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κλίνω
Language: grc
Decoded: klino
Meaning: to lean