orogeny

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From oro- + -geny.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ɒˈɹɒdʒɪni/, /əˈɹɒdʒɪni/

[edit] Noun

orogeny (plural orogenies)

  1. (geology) the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 102:
      When I asked Geoff Milnes what age the rocks were before they were turned into uncompromising gneisses by the Alpine orogeny he made a rueful face.

[edit] Translations

the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
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