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orocratic, a. Geol.|ɒrəʊˈkrætɪk|
[f. oro- + κράτ-ος strength + -ic.]
Characterized by an increase in the roughness of relief as a result of crustal upheaval.
1924W. Ramsay in Geol. Mag. LXI. 155 Only after the orogenic phases was the relief comparable to that of the present day, or still higher and more broken. For such a condition I will use the term orocratic. 1929L. J. Wills Physiogr. Evol. Brit. vi. 71 The Carbo-Permian times witnessed..one of the greatest orocratic phases that is known. 1961Times 28 Aug. 9/4 A ‘pediocratic period’ is a relatively quiet one between two ‘orocratic periods’. |