ISOSTASY


Meaning of ISOSTASY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ī-ˈsäs-tə-sē ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary is- + Greek -stasia condition of standing, from histanai to cause to stand — more at stand

Date: 1889

1. : general equilibrium in the earth's crust maintained by a yielding flow of rock material beneath the surface under gravitative stress

2. : the quality or state of being subjected to equal pressure from every side

• iso·stat·ic ˌī-sə-ˈsta-tik adjective

• iso·stat·i·cal·ly -ˈsta-ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.