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单词 epeirogeny
释义

epeirogenesis /ep-ī-rō-jenˈi-sis/ or epeirogeny /-rojˈi-ni/ (geology)

noun

The building of continents by movement of the earth's crust

ORIGIN: Gr ēpeiros mainland, and genesis formation

epeirogenˈic or epeirogenetic /-jin-etˈik/ adjective

epeirogenic earth movements plural noun

Continent-building movements, such as gentle uplift or depression, involving the coastal plain and the recently submerged continental shelf of the great land areas

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