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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024di•as•tro•phism (dī as′trə fiz′əm),USA pronunciation n. [Geol.]- GeologyAlso called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc.
- Geologyany such resulting deformation.
- Greek diastroph(é̄) a distortion (see dia-, strophe) + -ism
- 1880–85;
di•a•stroph•ic (dī′ə strof′ik, -strō′fik),USA pronunciation adj. di′a•stroph′i•cal•ly, adv. |