orocraticadj.

Brit.

/ˌɒrəˈkratɪk/,

/ˌɔːrəˈkratɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɔroʊˈkrædɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oro- comb. form¹, -cratic comb. form.

Etymology: < oro- comb. form¹ + -cratic comb. form; apparently coined by W. Ramsay (see quot. 1924). Compare pediocratic adj.

Geology. Now rare.

Designating or relating to a period or condition in which crustal deformation predominates over erosion and sedimentation, leading to an overall increase in relief. Cf. pediocratic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > [adjective] > type of zone

infraglacial1894

intraglacial1895

anamorphic1904

periglacial1923

orocratic1924

pediocratic1924

Thulean1925

palaeogeomorphic1945

1924 W. Ramsay in Geol. Mag. 61 155 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.

1929 L. J. Wills Physiogr. Evol. Brit. vi. 71 The Carbo-Permian times witnessed..one of the greatest orocratic phases that is known.

1961 Times 28 Aug. 9/4 A ‘pediocratic period’ is a relatively quiet one between two ‘orocratic periods’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orocratic
释义	orocraticadj. Brit. /ˌɒrəˈkratɪk/, /ˌɔːrəˈkratɪk/, U.S. /ˌɔroʊˈkrædɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oro- comb. form¹, -cratic comb. form. Etymology: < oro- comb. form¹ + -cratic comb. form; apparently coined by W. Ramsay (see quot. 1924). Compare pediocratic adj. Geology. Now rare. Designating or relating to a period or condition in which crustal deformation predominates over erosion and sedimentation, leading to an overall increase in relief. Cf. pediocratic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > [adjective] > type of zone infraglacial1894 intraglacial1895 anamorphic1904 periglacial1923 orocratic1924 pediocratic1924 Thulean1925 palaeogeomorphic1945 1924 W. Ramsay in Geol. Mag. 61 155 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. 1929 L. J. Wills Physiogr. Evol. Brit. vi. 71 The Carbo-Permian times witnessed..one of the greatest orocratic phases that is known. 1961 Times 28 Aug. 9/4 A ‘pediocratic period’ is a relatively quiet one between two ‘orocratic periods’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1924
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