OROGENY


Meaning of OROGENY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ȯ-ˈrä-jə-nē ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1890

: the process of mountain formation especially by folding of the earth's crust

• oro·gen·ic ˌȯr-ə-ˈje-nik adjective

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