OROGENIC

Meaning of OROGENIC in English

(Geology) Pertaining to the process of mountain-building, especially by the folding of the earth's crust. Also see Diastrophic and Tectonic.

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OROGENIC — adjective see: orogeny
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OROGENIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|jenik adjective also oro·ge·net·ic -_jə̇|ned.ik Etymology: in sense 1, International Scientific Vocabulary orogeny + -ic or -etic; in sense 2, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OROGENIC — adj. of the formation of mountains; of orogeny
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OROGENIC — see orogeny
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OROGENIC — горообразовательный, горообразующий
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OROGENIC — горообразовательный, горообразующий
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OROGENIC — горообразовательный, горообразующий
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CALEDONIAN OROGENIC BELT — Range of mountains in northwestern Europe, extending in a southwest-northeast direction from Ireland, Wales, and northern England through Norway. The …
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APPALACHIAN OROGENIC BELT — Mountain range that extends more than 1,860 mi (3,000 km) along the eastern margin of North America, from Alabama to …
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URALIAN OROGENIC BELT — a 3,500-kilometre- (2,175-mile-) long elongate mountain system that extends from the Aral Sea to the islands of Novaya Zemlya. It …
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HERCYNIAN OROGENIC BELT — also called Variscan Orogenic Belt, series of mountain ranges that developed during the Devonian Period (which occurred about 408 to …
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APPALACHIAN OROGENIC BELT — an old mountain range that extends for more than 3,000 km (1,860 miles) along the eastern margin of North America …
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OROGENY — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1890 the process of mountain formation especially by folding of the earth's crust, orogenic …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OROGENY — I Mountain-building event, generally one that occurs in a geosyncline . Orogeny tends to occur during a relatively short geologic …
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BELT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Appalachian orogenic belt belt drive Caledonian orogenic belt conveyor belt Corn Belt Cotton Belt …
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APPALACHIAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=Appalachian Geosyncline">Appalachian Geosyncline Appalachian Mountains Appalachian National Scenic Trail Appalachian orogenic belt
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SYNOROGENIC — (|)sin, sən+ adjective Etymology: syn- + orogenic : formed or occurring during an orogenic movement synorogenic plutonism
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TECTOGENE — great downbuckle of the Earth's crust into the mantle below deep-sea trenches that are filled with marine sediments. The sediments …
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OROGENY — mountain-building event, generally one that occurs in geosynclinal areas. In contrast to epeirogeny, an orogeny tends to occur during a …
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CONTINENTAL LANDFORM — any conspicuous topographic feature on the largest land areas of the Earth. Familiar examples are mountains (including volcanic cones), plateaus, …
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URAL MOUNTAINS — also called The Urals, Russian Uralsky Khrebet, or Ural, mountain range in west-central Russia, extending for about 1,300 miles (2,100 …
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TRIASSIC PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. first period of …
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PRECAMBRIAN TIME — period of time that extends from a little more than 3.9 billion years ago, which is the approximate age of …
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PERMIAN PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. last period of …
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CRETACEOUS PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. third period of …
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AUSTRALIA, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a dark blue field (background) with the Union Jack in the canton and six white stars. …
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ASIA — world's largest and most diverse continent, covering about 30 percent of the land area on Earth. The mainland is situated …
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ANDEAN GEOSYNCLINE — a linear trough in the Earth's crust in which rocks of the Mesozoic Era (245 to 66.4 million years ago) …
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BELT — n. Appalachian orogenic belt belt drive Caledonian orogenic belt conveyor belt Corn Belt Cotton Belt Kuiper belt Edgeworth Kuiper belt
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BELT — 1. ремень; приводной ремень; лента; пояс 2. геол. зона; пояс to take up the belt — укорачивать ремень - anticline belt - belt …
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ОРОГЕННАЯ ВПАДИНА — orogenic basin, orogenic trough
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