English Explanatory Dictionary

epeirogenesis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Formation of continents, ocean basins and plateaus via movements of earth's crust.

Word forms

epeirogenesis

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἤπειρος (ḗpeiros, “land”) + -genesis.

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