n.
Pronunciation: d ī - ' as-tr ə - ˌ fi-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek diastroph ē twisting, from diastrephein to distort, from dia- + strephein to twist
Date: 1890
: TECTONISM
– di · a · stroph · ic \ ˌ d ī - ə - ' strä-fik \ adjective
– di · a · stroph · i · cal · ly \ -fi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb