taphrogeny

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From Ancient Greek τάφρος (táphros, “ditch; trench; moat”) + γενεια (geneia, “creation; birth; making”). By surface analysis, taphro- +‎ -geny.

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taphrogeny (countable and uncountable, plural taphrogenies)

  1. (geology) The process of trench formation by the downward folding of the Earth's crust.

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