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oˈrogeny
[cf. F. orogénie (Littré), and see -geny.]
a. = orogenesis.
1890[see epeirogeny]. 1950F. E. Zeuner Dating Past (ed. 2) xi. 349 The periods of regression and orogeny result in intensified erosion on the continent. 1972McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. & Technol. 305/1 Orogeny results from interactions of this global, continuously evolving system of oceanic ridges and trenches, according to the concepts of..lithosphere plate tectonics.
b. A geological period of mountain-building.
1914Jrnl. Geol. XXII. 647 Throughout its range the Laramide orogeny was marked by great volcanic activity. 1940Geogr. Jrnl. XCVI. 51 The conception of the orogenic cycle..gets little support from a study of the Variscan orogeny of Central Europe. 1974Nature 5 Apr. 471/2 Is it generally correct to associate all previous Chinese orogenies with times of rapid seafloor spreading? |