tectogene
noun
tec·to·gene
ˈtektəˌjēn
plural -s
: a long narrow downward fold of the earth's crust that is postulated as an early phase in the process of the formation of a mountain range or an island arc
tectogenic adjective
¦⸗⸗¦jenik
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary tecto- (from Greek tektainein to frame, build, from tektōn carpenter, builder) + -gene
- hit-maker
- hit-makers
- hit-making
- hit-or-miss
- hit-run
- hit/knock (someone) for six
- hit/reach rock bottom
- hit/strike home
- hit/strike pay dirt
- hit/strike/touch a nerve
- hitch
- hitch a lift
- hitch a ride
- hitch and kick
- hitch kick
- hitch one's wagon to
- hitch pin
- hitch up
- hitchcock
- Hitchcock
- Hitchcock chair
- hitchcockian
- hitched
- hitched up
- hitcher