eustasyn.
/ˈjuːstəsi/, U.S. /ˈjustəsi/ Physical Geography.
A uniform change of sea-level throughout the world.
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1946 F. E. Zeuner Dating Past iii. 47 Such movements of the sea-level are called eustatic, and the phenomenon, glacial eustasy.
1962 New Scientist 2 Aug. 243/1 If the whole level of the ocean has risen or fallen (we call it eustasy), then the total quantity of water in the ocean has been changed from time to time.
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