denoting or relating to the pressure exerted by a mass of rock or a similar substance
2.
(of a construction) able to resist the pressure of a mass of earth or similar material
Examples of 'lithostatic' in a sentence
lithostatic
Thermoelastic deformations, reaching 20-40% of the total lithostatic pressure at depths of 35-60 km, are determined.
Vilayev Andrey, Zhantaev Zhumabek 2017, 'Comparison of the earth's crust geothermal field in Northern Tien Shan region withseismic characteristics', E3S Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20172002016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)