autogeosyncline

noun

au·​to·​geosyncline

" +

plural -s

geology

: an isolated basin which is relatively remote from uplifted source areas and in which fine clastic sediments, carbonate rocks, and evaporites are usually deposited

Word History

Etymology

aut- + geosyncline

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