orogenic

English

Etymology

From orogeny +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɒɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/

Adjective

orogenic (comparative more orogenic, superlative most orogenic)

1. (geology) Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.
   • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 116:

     For Suess, summing up folding and thrusting in a dozen mountain chains, orogenic events happened when the earth shrugged violently and pulled itself together.