EPEIROGENY

Meaning of EPEIROGENY in English

[ep.ei.rog.e.ny] n, pl -nies [Gk epeiros mainland, continent + E -geny] (1890): the deformation of the earth's crust by which the broader features of relief are produced -- epei.ro.gen.ic adj -- epei.ro.gen.i.cal.ly adv

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EPEIROGENY — noun (plural -nies) Etymology: Greek ēpeiros mainland, continent + English -geny Date: 1890 the deformation of the earth's crust by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EPEIROGENY — noun also ep·i·rog·e·ny ˌeˌpīˈräjənē ( -es ) Etymology: Greek ēpeiro- + English -geny : the deformation of the earth's crust …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPEIROGENY — — epeirogenic, epeirogenetic /i puy'roh jeuh net"ik/ , adj. /ep'uy roj"euh nee/ , n. Geol. vertical or tilting movement of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EPEIROGENY — n. slow vertical or tilting movements of the Earth's crust that cause formation of continents or oceans
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EPEIROGENY — noun ( plural -nies ) Etymology: Greek ēpeiros mainland, continent + English -geny Date: 1890 : the deformation of the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EPEIROGENY — in geology, broad regional upwarp of the cratonic (stable interior) portions of continents. In contrast to orogeny (q.v.), epeirogeny takes …
Britannica English vocabulary
EPEIROGENY — эпейрогения
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EPEIROGENY — эпейрогения
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EPEIROGENY — Pronunciation: ˌ e- ˌ p ī - ' rä-j ə -n ē Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -nies Etymology: Greek …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
EPEIROGENICALLY — adverb see: epeirogeny
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EPEIROGENIC — adjective see: epeirogeny
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OROGENY — ȯˈräjənē noun also oro·genesis ˌōrō+ ( plural oro·genies also orogeneses ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary oro- (I) + -geny : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPIROGENY — variant of epeirogeny
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPEIROGENIC — adjective also epi·ro·gen·ic ə̇|pīrō|jenik : of or relating to epeirogeny
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPEIROGENESIS — ə̇ˌpīrō+ noun ( plural epeirogeneses ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek ēpeiro- (from ēpeiros mainland, continent) + Latin genesis : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIASTROPHISM — dīˈastrəˌfizəm noun ( -s ) : the process of deformation that produces in the earth's crust its continents and ocean …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPIROGENY — — epirogenic /i puy'reuh jen"ik/ , epirogenetic /i puy'roh jeuh net"ik/ , adj. /ep'uy roj"euh nee/ , n. Geol. epeirogeny.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EPEIROGENICALLY — see epeirogeny
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EPEIROGENIC — see epeirogeny
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPLIFT — in geology, vertical elevation of the Earth's surface in response to natural causes. Broad, relatively slow and gentle uplift is …
Britannica English vocabulary
OROGENY — mountain-building event, generally one that occurs in geosynclinal areas. In contrast to epeirogeny, an orogeny tends to occur during a …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIASTROPHISM — also called Tectonism, large-scale deformation of the Earth's crust by natural processes, which leads to the formation of continents and …
Britannica English vocabulary
EPEIROGENESIS — n. (also epeirogeny) Geol. the regional uplift of extensive areas of the earth's crust. øøepeirogenic adj. [Gk epeiros mainland + …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EPEIROGENESIS — n. (also epeirogeny) Geol. the regional uplift of extensive areas of the earth's crust. epeirogenic adj. [ Gk epeiros mainland …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EPEIROGENESIS — n. (also epeirogeny) Geol. the regional uplift of extensive areas of the earth's crust. Derivatives: epeirogenic adj. Etymology: Gk epeiros …
Oxford English vocab
ЭПЕЙРОГЕНИЯ — epeirogeny
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