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cymatogeny

cymatogeny noun: warping of the Earth's crust on a massive scale, resulting in domes and basins.

Noun

cymatogeny (uncountable)

  1. warping of the Earth's crust on a massive scale, resulting in domes and basins

Origin of cymatogeny

From Ancient Greek κῦμα, κύματος (kûma, kúmatos, “wave”) + -geny.

Questions about cymatogeny

What does cymatogeny mean?
Cymatogeny means warping of the Earth's crust on a massive scale, resulting in domes and basins.
What part of speech is cymatogeny?
Cymatogeny is a noun.

Words near cymatogeny in the dictionary

  1. cymatiids
  2. cymatium
  3. cymatiums
  4. cymatoceratid
  5. cymatoceratids
  6. cymatogeny
  7. cymatograph
  8. cymatographs
  9. cymatoid
  10. cymatoscope
  11. cymatoscopes

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