orogenn.

Brit.

/ˈɒrədʒ(ə)n/,

/ˈɔːrədʒ(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈɔrədʒ(ə)n/

Forms: 1900s– orogen, 1900s– orogene.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: oro- comb. form¹, -gen comb. form.

Etymology: < oro- comb. form¹ + -gen comb. form, after German Orogen ( L. Kober Der Bau der Erde (1921) i. 21). Compare kratogen n., and earlier orogenic adj., orogenesis n., orogenetic adj., orogeny n.In form orogene perhaps after French orogène (1956 or earlier).

Geology.

= orogenic belt n. at orogenic adj. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [noun] > orogenic belt

orogenic belt1920

orogen1923

1923 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 34 167 Geanticlines and orogens may remain as dry lands or may sink into the depths of the oceans.

1953 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 108 2 The great mountain systems, or orogens, are zones of extreme compression of the earth's crust weaving a complex pattern of majestic sweeps around the world.

1964 L. U. de Sitter Struct. Geol. (ed. 2) xxxi. 424 The Pyrenees are essentially a Hercynian orogene reactivated in the Alpine Period.

1996 Canad. Geographic Jan. 52 (caption) The weathered rock..is about 1.2 billion years old, and may have been part of the Grenville Orogen, the highest, longest mountain range ever on Earth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orogen
释义	orogenn. Brit. /ˈɒrədʒ(ə)n/, /ˈɔːrədʒ(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈɔrədʒ(ə)n/ Forms: 1900s– orogen, 1900s– orogene. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: oro- comb. form¹, -gen comb. form. Etymology: < oro- comb. form¹ + -gen comb. form, after German Orogen ( L. Kober Der Bau der Erde (1921) i. 21). Compare kratogen n., and earlier orogenic adj., orogenesis n., orogenetic adj., orogeny n.In form orogene perhaps after French orogène (1956 or earlier). Geology. = orogenic belt n. at orogenic adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [noun] > orogenic belt orogenic belt1920 orogen1923 1923 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 34 167 Geanticlines and orogens may remain as dry lands or may sink into the depths of the oceans. 1953 Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. 108 2 The great mountain systems, or orogens, are zones of extreme compression of the earth's crust weaving a complex pattern of majestic sweeps around the world. 1964 L. U. de Sitter Struct. Geol. (ed. 2) xxxi. 424 The Pyrenees are essentially a Hercynian orogene reactivated in the Alpine Period. 1996 Canad. Geographic Jan. 52 (caption) The weathered rock..is about 1.2 billion years old, and may have been part of the Grenville Orogen, the highest, longest mountain range ever on Earth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1923
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