1. (geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust

Derived forms: isostasies

Type of: equilibrium

Encyclopedia: Isostasy

• Carnot cycle
• Carnot's ideal cycle
• carnotite
• carny
• carob
• carob bar
• carob bean
• carob bean tree
• carob powder
• carob tree
• caroche
• carol
• carol singer
• Carolean
• caroler
• Carolina
• Carolina allspice
• Carolina buckthorn
• Carolina chickadee
• Carolina hemlock
• Carolina jasmine
• Carolina lupine
• Carolina moonseed
• Carolina parakeet
• Carolina pond fern