tectonismn.
/ˈtɛktənɪz(ə)m/ Geology.
= diastrophism n.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [noun]
diastrophism1890
tectonism1949
tectonization1959
1949 F. J. Pettijohn Sedimentary Rocks vi. 193 The feldspar content [in sands] is primarily an index of crystal [read crustal] instability or tectonism.
1960 Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists 44 1924/2 The San Joaquín Valley was undergoing tremendous tectonism during the Middle Tertiary.
1972 Gloss. Geol. (Amer. Geol. Inst.) 726/2 Tectonism, a less preferred syn. of diastrophism.
1975 G. Anderson Coring i. 10 Two basic types of tectonism affect a rock's acceptability and transmissibility of fluids—shearing and flexure folding.
1982 Nature 28 Jan. 292/1 Further evidence for distinguishing the style of tectonism on Ganymede is provided by structural features.
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