orogeny
/ɒˈɹɒdʒɪni/
orogeny noun: the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.
Noun
orogeny (countable and uncountable, plural orogenies)
- The process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.
- Coordinate term: taphrogeny
- The effects of Acadian orogeny are concentrated in central Newfoundland, decreasing in intensity to the east and west (Williams, this volume).1993, P. A. Cawood, “Acadian orogeny in west Newfoundland: Definition, character, and significance”, in David C. Roy, James William Skehan, editors, The Acadian Orogeny: Recent Studies in New...
- Synonyms:
- orogenesis
orogeny meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Persian and Thai
orogeny in Tamil
- the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
- மலை பிறப்பு malai piṟappu
orogeny in Arabic
- the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
- تَكَوُّنُ الجِبَالِ takawwunu l-jibāli
orogeny in Persian
- the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
- کوهزایی
orogeny in Thai
- the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
- การก่อเทือกเขา
More languagesFewer languages
- orogeny in Vietnamese
- kiến tạo sơn, kiến tạo núi
Examples of orogeny in a sentence
- When I asked Geoff Milnes what age the rocks were before they were turned into uncompromising gneisses by the Alpine orogeny he made a rueful face.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 102:
- In Canada the fold-thrust belt formed during what is termed the Columbian orogeny (Monger and Price, 2002).2009, Robert S. Hildebrand, Did Westward Subduction Cause Cretaceous-Tertiary Orogeny in the North American Cordillera?, Geological Society...
Synonyms of orogeny
Forms of orogeny
| plural | orogenies |
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Origin of orogeny
From French orogénie, from Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain, high ground”) + γενεια (geneia, “creation, birth, making”). By surface analysis, oro- + -geny.
Words formed from orogeny
Questions about orogeny
- What does orogeny mean?
- Orogeny means the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.
- What is orogeny in Tamil?
- Orogeny in Tamil is மலை பிறப்பு (malai piṟappu). See Orogeny meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use orogeny in a sentence?
- When I asked Geoff Milnes what age the rocks were before they were turned into uncompromising gneisses by the Alpine orogeny he made a rueful face.
- What part of speech is orogeny?
- Orogeny is a noun.
- How do you pronounce orogeny?
- Orogeny is pronounced /ɒˈɹɒdʒɪni/ (UK).
- What is the plural of orogeny?
- The plural of orogeny is orogenies.
Words near orogeny in the dictionary
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