| 单词 | mountain building |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmountain building mountain building n. the formation of mountains, esp. as a result of folding and thrusting of the earth's crust. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [noun] > orogenesis revolution1795 mountain building1871 orogenesis1886 orogeny1890 1871 N. Amer. Rev. 113 238 We cannot separate the phenomena of volcanoes and earthquakes from those of mountain-building and continental growth. 1919 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 27 250 Only moderate igneous activity was associated with the mountain building. 1944 J. S. Huxley On Living in Revol. p. vii Periods of mountain-building accompanied by the emergence of more land from the sea. 1992 Sci. Amer. Apr. 39/1 The resulting episode of mountain building in northwest Nevada, known as the Sonoma orogeny, coincides with the completion of the assembly of Pangaea. < as lemmas |
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