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orogenous

orogenous adjective: of or relating to mountain-building; orogenic.

Adjective

orogenous (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to mountain-building; orogenic.
    • The gradual uplift of mountains is the most common form of orogenous activity.
    • Within the remaining young circumpacific orogenous belt there are mainly two regions of special interest with regard to geothermal conditions left for consideration...1970, Proceedings of the United Nations Symposium on the Development and Utilisation of Geothermal Resources, vol. 2, part 2, page 1229

Origin of orogenous

From orogeny + -ous.

Phrases with orogenous

Questions about orogenous

What does orogenous mean?
Orogenous means of or relating to mountain-building; orogenic.
What part of speech is orogenous?
Orogenous is an adjective.

Words near orogenous in the dictionary

  1. orogenic belt
  2. orogenic belts
  3. orogenically
  4. orogenies
  5. orogenital
  6. orogenous
  7. orogenous zone
  8. orogenous zones
  9. orogens
  10. orogeny
  11. orograph

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