DIASTROPHISM


Meaning of DIASTROPHISM in English

dīˈastrəˌfizəm noun

( -s )

: the process of deformation that produces in the earth's crust its continents and ocean basins, plateaus and mountains, folds of strata, and faults — compare epeirogeny , orogeny

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