orogeny

n. 造山运动, 造山作用

发音

UK /ɒˈɹɒdʒɪni/
其它
UK /əˈɹɒdʒɪni/

词形变化

orogenies 复数 orogenies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    造山运动

    可数 不可数 地质

    Coordinate term: taphrogeny

词源

From French orogénie, from Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain, high ground”) + γενεια (geneia, “creation, birth, making”). By surface analysis, oro- + -geny.

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