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单词 epeirogeny
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Definition of epeirogeny in English:

epeirogeny

noun ɪˌpʌɪˈrɒdʒəniˌepīˈräjənē
mass nounGeology
  • The regional uplift of an extensive area of the earth's crust.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Reconstructing the tectonic history of the western UK basins is hampered by the difficulty in recognizing and discriminating the superimposed effects of epeirogeny and inversion.
    • This would allow discrimination of the effects of erosion owing to footwall uplift from those owing to inversion and/or epeirogeny.

Derivatives

  • epeirogenesis

  • nounɪˌpʌɪrəˈdʒɛnɪsɪsəˌpaɪroʊˈdʒɛnəsəs
    Geology
    • Orogenesis is contrasted with the term ‘epeirogenesis’, which is applied to the vertical movements involved in the formation of plateaux and basins in stable plate interiors.
  • epeirogenic

  • adjectiveɪˌpʌɪrəˈdʒɛnɪk
    Geology
    • The term craton has been used for many years for the broad central parts of continents that are affected only by epeirogenic movements.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In common with other work on the western UK basins system, igneous underplating is invoked as the principal mechanism driving the epeirogenic uplift.
      • Preservation of these large-scale coastal landforms is primarily due to gentle epeirogenic uplift in response to Quaternary volcanism.
      • Regional scale epeirogenic uplift has removed the barriers from the influence of subsequent sea level highstands and therefore largely preserved their original form.
      • They recognized the importance of such underplating in thickening the crust to cause epeirogenic uplift.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek ēpeiros 'mainland' + -geny.

 
 

Definition of epeirogeny in US English:

epeirogeny

nounˌepīˈräjənē
Geology
  • The regional uplift of an extensive area of the earth's crust.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This would allow discrimination of the effects of erosion owing to footwall uplift from those owing to inversion and/or epeirogeny.
    • Reconstructing the tectonic history of the western UK basins is hampered by the difficulty in recognizing and discriminating the superimposed effects of epeirogeny and inversion.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek ēpeiros ‘mainland’ + -geny.

 
 
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