| 释义 |
isos·ta·sy
noun
also isos·ta·cy \-təsē\
(-es)
Etymology: isostasy International Scientific Vocabulary is- + -stasy (from Greek -stasia); isostacy alteration (influenced by English -cy) of isostasy — more at -stasia
1. : the quality or state of being isostatic
2. : general equilibrium in the earth's crust maintained by a yielding flow of rock material beneath the surface under gravitative stress and by the approximate equality in mass of each unit column of the earth from the surface to a depth of about 70 miles — compare isostatic compensation |