epeirogenyn.

/ɛpʌɪəˈrɒdʒɛni/

Etymology: formed as epeiric adj. + -geny comb. form.

The formation of continents; the deformation of the earth's crust by which continents and ocean basins are produced.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > [noun] > formation of continents

epeirogeny1903

1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) II. 1428/1 Epeirogeny or continent-making.

1963 D. W. Humphries & E. E. Humphries tr. H. Termier & G. Termier Erosion & Sedimentation i. 13 In fact, a universal epeirogeny occurred during the late Precambrian and the Carboniferous.

Derivatives

epeiroˈgenesis n. [-genesis comb. form] =epeirogeny n.

ΚΠ

1925 J. Joly Surface-hist. Earth x. 189 Orogenesis and epeirogenesis..are forms of diastrophism.

epeirogeˈnetic n. [-genetic comb. form]

ΚΠ

1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Epeirogenetic.

1937 S. W. Wooldridge & R. S. Morgan Physical Basis Geogr. v. 62 Radial movements, due to forces acting vertically, which have been styled epeirogenetic (continent building or plateau building).

epeirogeˈnetical adj.

ΚΠ

1937 Geogr. Jrnl. 90 91 Epeirogenetical changes.

epeiroˈgenic adj. [-genic comb. form]

ΚΠ

1890 G. K. Gilbert Lake Bonneville viii. 340 I shall take the liberty to apply to the broader movements the adjective epeirogenic... The process of mountain formation is orogeny, the process of continent formation is epeirogeny, and the two collectively are diastrophism.

1894 Geol. Mag. 449 The gentle but varying amount of epeirogenic deformation.

1898 J. E. Marr Princ. Stratigr. Geol. 32 Those wide-spread, fairly uniform movements which are spoken of as epeirogenic or continent-forming.

1925 J. Joly Surface-hist. Earth x. 162 The relations which exist between epeirogenic movements and glacial phenomena.

1939 Nature 4 Feb. 184/1 So far as the post-Franciscan history of Southern California is concerned, tectonically comparable areas seem to have been affected at all times by orogenic and epeirogenic forces.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	epeirogeny
释义	epeirogenyn. /ɛpʌɪəˈrɒdʒɛni/ Etymology: formed as epeiric adj. + -geny comb. form. The formation of continents; the deformation of the earth's crust by which continents and ocean basins are produced. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > [noun] > formation of continents epeirogeny1903 1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) II. 1428/1 Epeirogeny or continent-making. 1963 D. W. Humphries & E. E. Humphries tr. H. Termier & G. Termier Erosion & Sedimentation i. 13 In fact, a universal epeirogeny occurred during the late Precambrian and the Carboniferous. Derivatives epeiroˈgenesis n. [-genesis comb. form] =epeirogeny n. ΚΠ 1925 J. Joly Surface-hist. Earth x. 189 Orogenesis and epeirogenesis..are forms of diastrophism. epeirogeˈnetic n. [-genetic comb. form] ΚΠ 1909 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Epeirogenetic. 1937 S. W. Wooldridge & R. S. Morgan Physical Basis Geogr. v. 62 Radial movements, due to forces acting vertically, which have been styled epeirogenetic (continent building or plateau building). epeirogeˈnetical adj. ΚΠ 1937 Geogr. Jrnl. 90 91 Epeirogenetical changes. epeiroˈgenic adj. [-genic comb. form] ΚΠ 1890 G. K. Gilbert Lake Bonneville viii. 340 I shall take the liberty to apply to the broader movements the adjective epeirogenic... The process of mountain formation is orogeny, the process of continent formation is epeirogeny, and the two collectively are diastrophism. 1894 Geol. Mag. 449 The gentle but varying amount of epeirogenic deformation. 1898 J. E. Marr Princ. Stratigr. Geol. 32 Those wide-spread, fairly uniform movements which are spoken of as epeirogenic or continent-forming. 1925 J. Joly Surface-hist. Earth x. 162 The relations which exist between epeirogenic movements and glacial phenomena. 1939 Nature 4 Feb. 184/1 So far as the post-Franciscan history of Southern California is concerned, tectonically comparable areas seem to have been affected at all times by orogenic and epeirogenic forces. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1890
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