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diastrophism

diastrophism noun: the deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features.

Noun

diastrophism (countable and uncountable, plural diastrophisms)

  1. The deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features

diastrophism meaning in Tamil

diastrophism in Tamil

பூமி ஓட்டுரு அழிவு

Forms of diastrophism

pluraldiastrophisms

Origin of diastrophism

From dia + strophism.

Questions about diastrophism

What does diastrophism mean?
Diastrophism means the deformation of the Earth's crust to form the continents, mountains and other large features.
What is diastrophism in Tamil?
Diastrophism in Tamil is பூமி ஓட்டுரு அழிவு. See Diastrophism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is diastrophism?
Diastrophism is a noun.
What is the plural of diastrophism?
The plural of diastrophism is diastrophisms.

Words near diastrophism in the dictionary

  1. diastomyelia
  2. diastral
  3. diastratic
  4. diastrophic
  5. diastrophically
  6. diastrophism
  7. diastrophisms
  8. diastyle
  9. diastyles
  10. diastylid
  11. diastylids

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