OROGENY

orogeny

(noun) the process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth’s crust)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

orogeny (countable and uncountable, plural orogenies)

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

Anagrams

• goonery

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Word of the Day

27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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