EUSTASY


Meaning of EUSTASY in English

[ 'ju:stəsi ]

■ noun a change of sea level throughout the world, caused typically by movements of parts of the earth's crust or melting of glaciers.

Derivatives

eustatic adjective

Origin

1940s: back-form. from eustatic , coined in Ger. from Gk eu 'well' + statikos 'static'.

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