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单词 orogeny
释义

orogeny

noun

orog·​e·​ny ȯ-ˈrä-jə-nē How to pronounce orogeny (audio)
: the process of mountain formation especially by folding of the earth's crust
orogenic
ˌȯr-ə-ˈje-nik How to pronounce orogeny (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But today’s most visible on-the-ground evidence of the colliding land masses are the mountain ranges running from Georgia to Maine that arose during the Appalachian orogeny. Washington Post, 4 June 2021 That continental smash-up is called the Alleghanian orogeny. Ken Jennings, CNT, 17 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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