orogenesisn.

Brit.

/ˌɒrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻsɪs/,

/ˌɔːrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻsɪs/, U.S.

/ˌɔroʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/

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

Etymology: < oro- comb. form¹ + -genesis comb. form. Compare French orogenèse (dated 1910 in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986)). Compare slightly earlier orogenic adj. and slightly later orogeny n.

Geology.

The formation of mountains by the folding and deformation of the earth's crust.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [noun] > orogenesis

revolution1795

mountain building1871

orogenesis1886

orogeny1890

1886 W. B. Taylor in Proc. 34th Meeting Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 202 Does not this impartial testimony form a most suggestive..indication of the secret cause of orogenesis?

1925 J. Joly Surface-hist. Earth x. 162 Orogenesis and epeirogenesis..are forms of diastrophism.

1970 Nature 9 May 498/1 Basaltic dykes have been used to separate chronologically two principal periods of orogenesis.

1990 P. Kearey & F. J. Vine Global Tectonics ix. 180 Collisional mountain ranges are complex since the geological record of collision is always preceded by Andean-type orogenesis.

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

单词	orogenesis
释义	orogenesisn. Brit. /ˌɒrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻsɪs/, /ˌɔːrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˌɔroʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oro- comb. form¹, -genesis comb. form. Etymology: < oro- comb. form¹ + -genesis comb. form. Compare French orogenèse (dated 1910 in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986)). Compare slightly earlier orogenic adj. and slightly later orogeny n. Geology. The formation of mountains by the folding and deformation of the earth's crust. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > tectonization or diastrophism > [noun] > orogenesis revolution1795 mountain building1871 orogenesis1886 orogeny1890 1886 W. B. Taylor in Proc. 34th Meeting Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 202 Does not this impartial testimony form a most suggestive..indication of the secret cause of orogenesis? 1925 J. Joly Surface-hist. Earth x. 162 Orogenesis and epeirogenesis..are forms of diastrophism. 1970 Nature 9 May 498/1 Basaltic dykes have been used to separate chronologically two principal periods of orogenesis. 1990 P. Kearey & F. J. Vine Global Tectonics ix. 180 Collisional mountain ranges are complex since the geological record of collision is always preceded by Andean-type orogenesis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1886
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