isostasy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The state of balance or pressure equilibrium thought to exist within the Earth's crust, whereby the upper lithosphere floats on denser magma beneath.

/ʌɪˈsɒstəsi/

isostasy isostasies

From iso- + Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “a standing”).

isostatic isostatics

glacioisostasy isostasist

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