orogenic
English
Etymology
From orogeny + -ic.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɒɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/
Adjective
orogenic (comparative more orogenic, superlative most orogenic)
- (geology) Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 116:
- For Suess, summing up folding and thrusting in a dozen mountain chains, orogenic events happened when the earth shrugged violently and pulled itself together.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 116:
Synonyms
- orogenous
Derived terms
- anorogenic
- synorogenic
Translations
Concerned with orogeny
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