| 单词 | diastrophism |
| 释义 | diastrophism —diastrophic /duy'euh strof"ik, -stroh"fik/, adj. —diastrophically, adv. /duy as"treuh fiz'euhm/, n. Geol. 1. Also called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc. 2. any such resulting deformation. [1880-85; < Gk diastroph(é) a distortion (see DIA-, STROPHE) + -ISM] |
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