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orogeny
orogeny
English
Noun
orogeny (plural orogenies)
- (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.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 102:
Translations
the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust
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