单词 | epeirogeny |
释义 | epeirogenyor ep·i·rog·e·ny[ ep-ahy-roj-uh-nee ] / ˌɛp aɪˈrɒdʒ ə ni / noun Geology.vertical or tilting movement of the earth's crust, generally affecting broad areas of a continent. Also e·pei·ro·gen·e·sis [ih-pahy-roh-jen-uh-sis] /ɪˌpaɪ roʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/ . Origin of epeirogeny1885–90; <Greek ḗpeiro(s) mainland, continent + -geny OTHER WORDS FROM epeirogenye·pei·ro·gen·ic, e·pi·ro·gen·ic [ih-pahy-roh-jen-ik], /ɪˌpaɪ roʊˈdʒɛn ɪk/, adjectivee·pei·ro·ge·net·ic, e·pi·ro·ge·net·ic [ih-pahy-roh-juh-net-ik] /ɪˌpaɪ roʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/ adjectiveWords nearby epeirogenye-payment, epazote, épée, épéeist, epeiric, epeirogeny, epeisodion, epencephalon, ependyma, ependymal cell, ependymitis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for epeirogenyepeirogeny epeirogenesis (ɪˌpaɪrəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)/ (ˌɛpaɪˈrɒdʒɪnɪ) / nounthe formation and submergence of continents by broad relatively slow displacements of the earth's crustAlso called: epirogeny Derived forms of epeirogenyepeirogenic (ɪˌpaɪrəʊˈdʒɛnɪk) or epeirogenetic (ɪˌpaɪrəʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for epeirogenyC19: from Greek ēpeiros continent + -geny Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for epeirogenyepeirogeny [ ĕp′ī-rŏj′ə-nē ] Uplift or depression of the Earth's crust, affecting large areas of land or ocean bottom. Basins and plateaus are often formed as the result of epeirogeny. Epeirogeny differs from orogeny in that it affects larger regions of the Earth's crust and is not as frequently associated with folding and faulting of rocks. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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