endogenicadj.
/ɛndəʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ Geology.
= endogenetic adj. c (ii).
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1942 O. D. von Engeln Geomorphol. iv. 56 The relief features..are created..by internal, that is, endogenic forces.
1961 L. D. Stamp Gloss. Geogr. Terms 176/1 Endogenetic is the usual English form, endogenic the American.
1963 D. W. Humphries & E. E. Humphries tr. H. Termier & G. Termier Erosion & Sedimentation x. 202 Deformation will occur simultaneously with diagenesis, giving rise to domes or folds. It has been called ‘endogenic folding’ by Grabau.
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